Watch House, Churchyard, Whitsome Old Parish Church is a Grade C listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 28 October 1997. Churchyard, watch house.
Watch House, Churchyard, Whitsome Old Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-landing-snow
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Scottish Borders
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1997
- Type
- Churchyard, watch house
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Near rectangular-plan churchyard originally associated with Whitsome Old Parish Church. Rectangular-plan, single storey former watch house, dated 1820, set within: harl-pointed red rubble sandstone; rubble quoins; long and short rubble surrounds to openings.
CHURCHYARD: gravestones arranged in formal rows (some with figurative panels) including variety of types; 18th century stones with momento mori, table top monuments, 19th century classical headstones and obelisk. Large pedimented stone dedicated to David Hogarth Esq. of Hilton with pilastered bays, corniced eaves. Rubble-coped, random rubble walls enclosing site; wrought-iron gatepiers to N; wrought-iron gate.
WATCH HOUSE, S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: boarded timber door off-set to right of centre; lintel inscribed 1820 (inscription fading). W (SIDE) ELEVATION: low stone bench fronting wall. Grey slate roof; raised stone skews; remains of coped apex stack to W. INTERIOR: red rubble sandstone; open timber roof. Rubble fireplace centred in W wall.
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