Churchyard And Gatepiers, Torthorwald Parish Church

Dated 1782. T-plan church built on slope. Rubble-built with

droved ashlar base course; whitewashed; red ashlar margins

and gabled vestry - latter added 1898 centrally to tall

4-bay west elevation. Door on each short wall below oculus;

forestair to vestry; 1967 unfortunate lean-to (dated) to

east. Windows small-paned, round-headed, keystoned, and

blocked at imposts. Stumpy wallhead stack over vestry.

Slate roof, piended/except at east; ball-finialed birdcage

belfry (supports rebuilt in brick) over latter gable.

Simple interior, renovated and re-seated 1898, with pulpit

central on west wall.

Rubble built wall encloses churchyard; some interesting

17-19th century headstones and monuments. 2 rusticated red

ashlar square gatepiers, corniced, with pyramidal caps;

gates and gate-piers bear bronze plaques, memorials to Dr

John G Paton, 1824-1907, missionary to the New Hebrides.