Cambusnethan Parish Church
Also known as
Cambusnethan, Parish Church Of St Nechtan
Classifications: Churchyard(17th Century),Church(17th Century)
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Location Details
Local authority: North Lanarkshire
Parish: Cambusnethan
Former region: Strathclyde
Former district: Motherwell
Former county: Lanarkshire
Further details
Site number: NS85NW 1
Unique identifier (UID): 46681
Related resources
Cambusnethan Parish Church, NS85NW 1, Ordnance Survey index …
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
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Photographs and research notes relating to graveyard monumen…
Papers of Betty Willsher, historian, St Andrews, Scotland
0 Related archive
| Archive reference | Title | Catalogue level | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|
| 551 166/1/1 | Archaeological site card index ('495' cards) | Sub-Group Level |  |
| B 62574 | Aerial view. | Item Level | |
| DP 121950 | Cambusnethan Parish Church (Former) West/ south elevations | Item Level | |
| DP 121951 | Cambusnethan Parish Church (Former) South elevation | Item Level | |
| DP 121952 | Cambusnethan Parish Church (Former) South elevation | Item Level | |
| DP 121953 | Cambusnethan Parish Church (Former) Contextual elevation | Item Level | |
| DP 121954 | Cambusnethan Parish Church (Former) West and South Elevations | Item Level | |
| DP 218068 | Front Elevation | Item Level | |
| SC 1687536 | Aerial view. | Item Level |  |
| SC 2222229 | Photographs and research notes relating to graveyard monuments in Cambusnethan Old Churchyard, Lanarkshire. | Item Level |  |
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1 Note
Category: Descriptive accounts
Event reference: 706995
NS85NW 1.00 80689 55370
NS85NW 1.01 806 553 cross-slab
(NS 8068 5537) Church (NR) (rems of)
OS 6" map (1966)
Cambusnethan parish church was dedicated to St Nechtan. This roofless church, replacing an earlier one (NS75SE 4) was built about 1650; a N aisle was added in 1672. It was condemned as unsafe in 1837 and the present church was built (at NS 5563 8033) in 1839.
H Scott 1920; New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845 (A Livingstone); G Hay 1957
This church is a simply rectangular building with a transept and vault on the N. The W gable stands to its original height. The ruin is in good condition and its interior is used for burials.
Visited by OS (JLD) 14 September 1953
No change to previous field report.
Visited by OS (BS) 10 June 1976.
References
Hay G. (1957a) The architecture of Scottish post-Reformation churches, 1560-1843, Oxford. Page(s): 54 RCAHMS Shelf Number: F.5.31.HAY
NSA. (1834-1845) The new statistical account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy, 15v. Edinburgh. Page(s): Vol.6 (Lanark), 614-15 RCAHMS Shelf Number: B.2.2.STA
Scott H et al (eds.). (1915-61) Fasti ecclesiae Scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation, Revision. Edinburgh. Page(s): Vol.3, 240 RCAHMS Shelf Number: C.3.2.FES