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Covenanter Martyrs Memorial, Hamilton Parish Church, Hamilton

A Category A Listed Building in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.7761 / 55°46'34"N

Longitude: -4.0366 / 4°2'11"W

OS Eastings: 272353

OS Northings: 655524

OS Grid: NS723555

Mapcode National: GBR 017N.W7

Mapcode Global: WH4QW.Y2ZR

Plus Code: 9C7QQXG7+F9

Entry Name: Covenanter Martyrs Memorial, Hamilton Parish Church, Hamilton

Listing Name: Churchyard, The Old Parish Church of Hamilton, excluding Scheduled Monument No 1143 'Netherton Cross, Cross, Hamilton Old Parish Kirk', Strathmore Road, Hamilton

Listing Date: 5 February 1971

Last Amended: 9 July 2015

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 405182

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB34474

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Netherton Cross, cross, Hamilton Old Parish Kirk

ID on this website: 200405182

Location: Hamilton

County: South Lanarkshire

Town: Hamilton

Electoral Ward: Hamilton North and East

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

Tagged with: Memorial Stone cross

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Description

William Adam, 1731. Rectangular-plan churchyard with tall coped sandstone walls and entrance gatepiers to north east.

Statement of Interest

An important 18th century churchyard surrounding the Old Parish Church of Hamilton (see separate listing) which is the only known church designed by the architect William Adam (1689-1743).

'Netherton Cross, Cross, Hamilton Old Parish Church' is Scheduled Monument No 1143 and is excluded from the listing.

Listed building record and statutory address updated in 2015. Previously listed as 'Churchyard, Ann Street'.

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