Old Church, Cowgate, Kirkintilloch is a Grade A listed building in the East Dunbartonshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 May 1971. Church. 1 related planning application.

Old Church, Cowgate, Kirkintilloch

WRENN ID
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Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
East Dunbartonshire
Constituency
Mid Dunbartonshire MP: Susan Murray (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 May 1971
Type
Church
Address
Old Church, Cowgate, Kirkintilloch, G66 1AB
OS grid reference
NS 652 740
Coordinates
55.94079, -4.15949
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Old Church in Cowgate, Kirkintilloch, dates back to 1644, with an 18th century pulpit and fittings, and features a bell from 1663 made by Gerhard Koster. The church has a cruciform layout and is topped with four crowstepped gables. There is a modern museum doorway and approach steps, and the tombstones in the churchyard have been laid flat.

Local climate

Old Church, Cowgate, Kirkintilloch sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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