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Morton Old Church and Churchyard

A Category B Listed Building in Mid and Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.2544 / 55°15'15"N

Longitude: -3.7475 / 3°44'51"W

OS Eastings: 289022

OS Northings: 596968

OS Grid: NX890969

Mapcode National: GBR 278P.G8

Mapcode Global: WH5VP.D6P8

Plus Code: 9C7R7732+PX

Entry Name: Morton Old Church and Churchyard

Listing Name: Morton Old Church Churchyard Enclosure and Gatepiers

Listing Date: 3 August 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 351229

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB17333

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200351229

Location: Morton

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid and Upper Nithsdale

Parish: Morton

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

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Description

Irregular-plan churchyard enclosure containing many 17th-19th
century stone monuments and fragments (north gable with
belfry) of circa 1792 church.
Stream crosses enclosure at east. Enclosure walls
rubble-built with red ashlar coping; gate to south; square
gatepiers with pyramidal caps.

Statement of Interest

Church replaced by present building 1841.

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