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Latitude: 55.9346 / 55°56'4"N
Longitude: -3.652 / 3°39'7"W
OS Eastings: 296894
OS Northings: 672516
OS Grid: NS968725
Mapcode National: GBR 1Q.Z1J0
Mapcode Global: WH5RF.W348
Plus Code: 9C7RW8MX+R5
Entry Name: Torphichen Preceptory
Listing Date: 22 February 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 347906
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14532
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Preceptory Church, Torphichen
Torphichen Priory Church
ID on this website: 200347906
Location: Torphichen
County: West Lothian
Electoral Ward: Armadale and Blackridge
Parish: Torphichen
Traditional County: West Lothian
Tagged with: Church building Gothic architecture
CHURCH: 13th-15th cent. Gothic. Originally cruciform.
Transepts and Crossing (with Tower over) remain. Ashlar.
Corbie-step gables. Slated roofs (modern). Angle-buttresses.
Traceried windows. Square tower with polygonal stair-turret.
Interior: Ribbed vaults. Built-up arches to former Nave
and Chancel. Tomb-recess and piscina. Grave-slab of Robert
Boyd of Kipps. Rooms over Transepts. Traces of CLOISTER
AND CONVENTUAL BUILDINGS, to N. of Church.
Only Scottish house of Knights Hospitalers of St. John of
Jerusalem. In 1563 Sir James Sandilands, the last Preceptor,
resigned its land to the Crown and received them back as a
temporal barony. Title of Lord Torphichen was conferred
upon him. In 1579 lands and title passed to great-nephew
James Sandilands 10th of Calder (Midlothian) in whose
family they remain. Church was repaired and re-roofed
by 10th Lord in 19th cent.
Scheduled Monument: SM 90305.
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