Dirleton Kirk

Dirleton, United Kingdom

Dirleton Parish Church, dedicated to St.Andrew, was built soon after 1612. Over the years the church was altered and enlarged and the Archerfield, or Dirleton Aisle was built over the grave of James Maxwell, 1st Earl of Dirletoun. This aisle is believed to be the first piece of neo-classical architecture in Scotland. In 1836, the tower was crowned with Gothic pinnacles allowing the parapets of the tower to blend charmingly with the rest of the church.

Remarkably, the church records date from 1655 and there have only been twenty ministers in the parish since 1576.

Religious sites in United Kingdom

Address

Manse Road, Dirleton, United Kingdom

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Details

Founded: 1612
Category: Religious sites in United Kingdom

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Malcolm Brown (11 months ago)
What a lovely looking building

Joyce McDougall (2 years ago)
Direlton Church hall for lunch. Very nice and great service

country music by dode (2 years ago)
??‼️ Old and very well preserved in a lovely village

Gavin Wilson (3 years ago)
Sadly I couldn't enter the inside of the church to look around but I enjoyed my walk around the graveyard. I had gone to take pictures of headstones for family research and add the information to the Find-a-Grave website.

Jessica White (6 years ago)
Beautiful church, and a wonderful minister - we went for a friends wedding

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