St John's Old Church, St John's Town Of Dalry

St John's Old Church in St John's Town of Dalry consists of fragmentary ruins from the 16th century, which were largely restored in 1939. It serves as the burial place of the Gordons of Lochinvar. The current structure has a square plan and is part of a larger church. The southern gable is intact up to the wall-head and features crowsteps, most of which were added during the 1939 restoration. The walls are constructed of rubble with squared quoins and either chamfered or roll-moulded margins. There is a large roll-moulded window in the southern gable, which has an iron grille added in 1939. Above this window, in a roll-moulded panel, is a marriage escutcheon with the initials IG and MC, representing James Gordon and Margaret Crichton, although the date is now illegible, it is said to be from 1576.