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St Machute's Church, Churchyard, Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown

A Category B Listed Building in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8699 / 54°52'11"N

Longitude: -4.4395 / 4°26'22"W

OS Eastings: 243552

OS Northings: 555518

OS Grid: NX435555

Mapcode National: GBR HHDV.55T

Mapcode Global: WH3TT.SV4J

Plus Code: 9C6QVH96+X5

Entry Name: St Machute's Church, Churchyard, Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown

Listing Name: Wigtown Old Parish Church (St Machute`s Church)

Listing Date: 20 July 1972

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 388978

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42440

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200388978

Location: Wigtown

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Town: Wigtown

Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

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Description

Ruins of former parish church, built 1730 on the site of the earlier St Machutes Church, largely rebuilt 1770. The E gable and S wall survive, but are covered with ivy. Some fragments of the earlier structure are said to survive to the SE angle.

Statement of Interest

Sited in Wigtown parish Churchyard - see separate item.

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