West Churchyard, Preston is a Grade B listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 18 December 1979. Burial ground.
West Churchyard, Preston
- WRENN ID
- lost-obsidian-furze
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- East Lothian
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 18 December 1979
- Type
- Burial ground
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Early 19th century walled enclosure, round graveyard of earlier date. Tall walls in random sandstone rubble, N wall with ashlar cope and piers to corners and central gateway, square section with plinth, projecting cope and plain cap. Decorative gates in cast- (upper section) and wrought-iron.
Other walls with rubble cope, S and E incorporating several good carved stones, eroding, of 17th and 18th century. 2 large 19th century stones remain in centre of graveyard. Other stones, mostly of 19th and early 20th century, gathered prone in NW corner of graveyard.
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