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Southwick Church is a medieval parish church situated in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-western Scotland. The building dates from the medieval period and represents the ecclesiastical architecture typical of rural Scottish parishes, though specific phases of construction and subsequent alteration require reference to detailed archaeological or architectural survey records. The church stands as evidence of the ecclesiastical organisation of the region during the medieval era and its continuing importance to the local community. Like many Scottish parish churches of its class, Southwick Church would have served as the spiritual and social centre of its parish throughout the medieval and early modern periods.
Southwick Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7876. View the official record →
Southwick Church is a medieval parish church situated in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7876.
Southwick Church 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 SM7876.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Auchenskeock Castle (2.2 km), Slewcairn, two cairns (4.9 km), Slewcairn, hut circle on W bank of Mid Burn (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Southwick Church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Southwick Church stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.