Borthwick Church Churchyard is a Grade C listed building in the Midlothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 19 March 1998. Churchyard.

Borthwick Church Churchyard

WRENN ID
riven-keystone-onyx
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Midlothian
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
19 March 1998
Type
Churchyard
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

12th century onwards. Near quadrangular terraced churchyard. Tooled, squared and snecked sandstone wall with semi circular coping to W, random rubble walls to remainder; iron railings to SE and SW. Droved war memorial gatepiers with stop chamfered margins and pyramidal caps to W; decorative ironwork gates with thistle finials, reading "1914" and "1919". Upper graveyard: Middleton family enclosure to NE corner, Dewar of Vogrie enclosure to E against wall, Kidd family (who funded the present church) enclosure in centre to E of church. Central opening in wall to SE with stop chamfered, pyramidal capped gate piers leading to upper terrace, circa 1857: Borthwick family burial vault (entered via terrace below) to E corner; Brown of Currie enclosure adjacent. 2 flights of stone steps with iron railings, perpendicular to buttressed wall of upper terrace, over gabled burial vault lead to middle terrace: entrance to Borthwick burial vault to E, triangular arched chamfered doorway with stepped hood mould enclosing blank shield flanked by vertical slit windows and buttresses; timber gate to W. Lower terrace slopes down to S; four centred doorway with hood mould to vault under steps; timber gate to SW.

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