Old Parish Church, Kilbarchan is a Grade B listed building in the Renfrewshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 10 June 1971. Church. 1 related planning application.

Old Parish Church, Kilbarchan

WRENN ID
calm-render-sparrow
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Renfrewshire
Constituency
Paisley and Renfrewshire South MP: Johanna Baxter (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
10 June 1971
Type
Church
Address
Old Parish Church, Kilbarchan, PA10 2JJ
OS grid reference
NS 401 632
Coordinates
55.83551, -4.55457
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Old Parish Church in Kilbarchan is a simple round-arched style building constructed from rubble, with some areas harled. It features crowstepped gables and a stone belfry on the gable. The tower has a wallhead balustrade and a short slated spire, with these details dating from the 19th century. The doorway is dated "1724" and was crafted by James Baird, a master mason from Govan associated with the Low Church in Paisley. The north and south transepts may date back to around 1690. There is a forestair located in the southeast re-entrant angle. Surrounding the churchyard is a rubble wall with railings, and there are cylindrical gate-piers on the east side.

Local climate

Old Parish Church, Kilbarchan sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,350 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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