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Anwoth Old Church is a medieval ecclesiastical site in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, preserving evidence of Christian worship and burial practices spanning several centuries. The site contains a cross slab and the Gordon Tomb, monuments that demonstrate the continuity of burial and commemorative traditions from the medieval period onwards. The cross slab represents the early Christian or medieval phase of the site, whilst the Gordon Tomb reflects later early modern burial practices of the Gordon family, prominent landowners in the region. The remains of the old church structure itself testify to the site's long use as a place of worship before the establishment of the modern parish church.
Anwoth Old Church,cross slab & Gordon Tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2340. View the official record →
Anwoth Old Church is a medieval ecclesiastical site in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, preserving evidence of Christian worship and burial practices spanning several centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2340.
Anwoth Old Church,cross slab & Gordon Tomb is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2340.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing Stones of Newton, burial chamber (4.9 km), Plunton Castle,Lennox Plunton (5.9 km), Conchieton, The Doon, fort, Doon Hill (6.1 km).
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