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Tranent Parish Church And Burial-Ground

A Category B Listed Building in Tranent, East Lothian

  • Tranent Parish Church dated 1799. The church is first mentioned in 1145 and was burnt in 1544 and 1547 by Hertford during the Rough Wooing..

  • Tranent Parish Church butresses from the Medieval Church.

  • Tranent Parish Church, medieval bee-bole.

  • Tranent Parish Church, remains of Medieval Aisle with built up windows helping to form a burial enclosure for the Cadells of Cockenzie.

  • Tranent Parish Church, table tomb.

  • Tranent Parish Church, table tomb.

  • Tranent Parish Church, late 17th early 18th century tombstones. Churches at this time may have been plain but motuary monuments are very bold and decorative.

  • Tranent Parish Church, late 17th early 18th century tombstone.

  • Tranent Parish Church, one of a pair of stones dated 1660 to Margrat ? and her children. A sad story must be associated with these stones.

  • Tranent Parish Church, entrance gate.

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Entry Name: Tranent Parish Church And Burial-Ground

Listing Name: Tranent Parish Church (Church of Scotland) with Graveyard Walls, Gatepiers, Gates and Gravestones

Listing Date: 5 February 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 388548

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42100

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200388548

Location: Tranent

County: East Lothian

Town: Tranent

Electoral Ward: Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry

Traditional County: East Lothian

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