Old Parish Church, High Street, Kirriemuir is a Grade B listed building in the Angus local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 June 1971. Church. 2 related planning applications.

Old Parish Church, High Street, Kirriemuir

WRENN ID
wild-facade-ivy
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Angus
Constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 June 1971
Type
Church
Address
Old Parish Church, High Street, Kirriemuir, DD8 4BG
OS grid reference
NO 386 539
Coordinates
56.67289, -3.0034
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Old Parish Church in Kirriemuir was designed by James Playfair and built between 1786 and 1788. It has a rectangular plan and is constructed from red rough ashlar stone. The church features a two-storey design with arched windows at the upper level, which still have their original glazing. There are seven windows along the side, with the end bays being advanced. The west gable has five windows, and the end bays are also advanced. The church includes a two-stage clock tower topped with a simple octagonal spire, and it has a slated roof.

Inside, there is an interesting galleried space featuring slim superimposed Doric orders and a segmental ceiling. The church was reseated by John Carver in 1873, with further alterations made later on. A hall was added in 1904.

Local climate

Old Parish Church, High Street, Kirriemuir sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 67 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 41 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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