New Abbey Parish Church, Sweetheart Abbey, New Abbey

New Abbey Parish Church, located at Sweetheart Abbey in New Abbey, was designed by architect James Barbour of Dumfries and built between 1876 and 1877. This Gothic church features a T-plan layout and has a gabled belfry that is prominently raised above the porch in the southeast re-entrant angle.

The exterior is constructed from squared and snecked white granite blocks, accented with red sandstone ashlar dressings and bull-faced quoins. It includes some single angle buttresses. The windows are pointed and feature geometric tracery, with hood moulds, while the main porch on the east side of the nave is gabled and has a pointed doorway set in splayed reveals, adorned with a hood mould that includes dog-tooth ornamentation. The belfry has a unique two-dimensional appearance, showcasing a traceried two-light opening on a tall, buttressed shaft.

A continuous string course links the cills and serves as a hood mould over the south-facing doors. The church has blocked eaves, saw-toothed skews, and cross finials atop both main gables, with a slate roof. A modern hall added to the west is not included in the listing.

Inside, the church features elaborate roof timbers and a low octagonal pulpit. A leaded window was inserted in the south wall after 1914.