Graemsay Kirk is a Grade C listed building in the Orkney Islands local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 September 1999. 1 related planning application.
Graemsay Kirk
- WRENN ID
- late-pediment-foxglove
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Orkney Islands
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 16 September 1999
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Mid to later 19th century. 5-bay, rectangular-plan gabled hall church with lower 2-bay, gabled entrance vestibule to E end. Roughly coursed rubble with rubble dressings. Round-arched windows to main block.
S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: bays grouped 5-2. Window in each bay in 5-bay group to left; boarded door with windows flanking to right in 2-bay group to right.
N ELEVATION: blank.
E ELEVATION: blank elevation to vestibule; gablehead stack above; 2, evenly disposed windows to main block behind.
W ELEVATION: central round-arched opening (former door).
Timber-framed fixed-pane windows. Traditional stone tiled roof; stone ridge; stone skews; block finial to W end; corniced gablehead stack to E.
INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.
GRAVEYARD: drystone rubble wall enclosing large rectangular-plan graveyard to W of church; rubble square-plan gatepiers to W; predominantly 19th century headstones.
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