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Old Stow Kirk Burial Ground

A Category B Listed Building in Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.6917 / 55°41'29"N

Longitude: -2.8616 / 2°51'41"W

OS Eastings: 345934

OS Northings: 644579

OS Grid: NT459445

Mapcode National: GBR 82GM.8J

Mapcode Global: WH7W8.06MJ

Plus Code: 9C7VM4RQ+M9

Entry Name: Old Stow Kirk Burial Ground

Listing Name: Old Stow Kirk Burial Ground including boundary walls and excluding scheduled monument SM8215, Stow

Listing Date: 22 January 1971

Last Amended: 9 November 2017

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 405524

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB17404

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Stow, Galashiels Road, Old Stow Kirk And Churchyard

ID on this website: 200405524

Location: Stow

County: Scottish Borders

Electoral Ward: Galashiels and District

Parish: Stow

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Church building Churchyard

Description

Predominantly 18th and 19th century burial ground with some earlier stones.

In accordance with Section 1 (4A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 the following is excluded from the listing: Scheduled monument SM8215.

Interesting group of memorials and enclosures including several tomb tables to the south of the church. Tait of Pirn enclosure to south wall with engaged Tuscan columns by sculptor Archibald Ritchie, 1851. Coped rubble boundary walls to road elevation, pyramid-capped gatepiers.

Statement of Interest

In accordance with Section 1 (4A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 the following is excluded from the listing: Scheduled monument SM8215 (St Mary's Church, Stow).

Listed building record and statutory address updated in 2017. Previously listed as 'Old Stow Kirk and Burial Ground.'

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