Balmaclellan Church



Denomination:
Church of Scotland
OS Reference:
NX651791
Address:
Balmaclellan, DG7 3QE
Local Authority:
Dumfries & Galloway
Listing:
B

Directions to your Church

On A712, 2 miles east of New Galloway

Location of Church


Nearby Churches

St Margaret's, New Galloway
1.2 miles
Kells Parish Church, New Galloway
1.3 miles
St John's Town of Dalry
2.4 miles
Parton Kirk
6.4 miles
Corsock Church
7.1 miles


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Church Overview

A harled, T-plan kirk, the body was built in 1753, with the north aisle added in 1833 by William McCandlish. The stained glass west window is dated 1928 and is by Gordon Webster. The graveyard has an early 18th-century table-stone commemorating the Covenanting martyr Robert Grierson. Statue and plaque in churchyard commemorate Sir Walter Scott's 'Old Mortality', who came from Balmaclellan.

Services

12noon first Sunday of every month

Opening Arrangements

Open by arrangement

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Memorial stone to 5 local men killed in Crimean War - oldest civic war memorial in ScotlandBalmaclellan Church and statue of Old Mortality and his ponyStained Glass window of Gordon Webster, 'Christ as Lord of All'Balmaclellan Church

Linked Churches

St John's Town of Dalry, Carsphairn Parish Church, Kells Parish Church, New Galloway


Disclaimer

The information about churches in Scotland's Churches Scheme has been provided by the congregations or taken from the Historic Scotland list and published sources, in particular, the Buildings of Scotland volumes and the RIAS Illustrated Architectural Guides. The information is not authoritative; please contact us to let us know of any errors or omissions.