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St Winnock's Church, Lochwinnoch

A Category B Listed Building in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.7973 / 55°47'50"N

Longitude: -4.6242 / 4°37'26"W

OS Eastings: 235595

OS Northings: 659122

OS Grid: NS355591

Mapcode National: GBR 39.7ZTV

Mapcode Global: WH2N4.YK51

Plus Code: 9C7QQ9WG+W8

Entry Name: St Winnock's Church, Lochwinnoch

Listing Name: St Winnock's Church & Church Yard

Listing Date: 10 June 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 345479

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB12622

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: St John's Kirk, Lochwinnoch
St John's Kirk
Lochwinnoch, St Winnock's Church

ID on this website: 200345479

Location: Lochwinnoch

County: Renfrewshire

Electoral Ward: Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch

Parish: Lochwinnoch

Traditional County: Renfrewshire

Tagged with: Church building

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Description

Dated 1729 on lintel. South west gable and single bay
fragment of former church, probably cut down after new church
completed, ie 1808. Coursed rubble with ashlar dressings.
Original door in gable flanked by blocked small window
openings, paired round-headed blocked windows above under
relieving arch: clock at apex with crowning corbelled
birdcage bellcote, and ball-finialed bell-cast roof.
Crow-stepped gable. Apex stack on north east gable: slate
roof. Enclosed by cemetery wall with ball-finialed, corniced
square gatepiers and cast-iron gates with arrow-head rails.

Statement of Interest

Identified on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey Map as St Winnoc's Church, this building is known locally as Old Simon (2006). It may formerly have been know as St John's Church.

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