View of capital incorporated into coping at SW corner of original burial ground, NY 2574 8017.

Description View of capital incorporated into coping at SW corner of original burial ground, NY 2574 8017.

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 382619

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of C 66695 CN

Scope and Content Column capital, Carruthers old parish church, Dumfries and Galloway Nothing remains of the medieval parish church of Carruthers, though a raised platform near the centre of the churchyard probably indicates its position. Pieces of medieval sculpture can be seen in the churchyard wall. This Romanesque capital dates to the 12th or 13th century, though at some point the capital's shaft has been hollowed out to be used as a basin or perhaps as a font. High quality carving like this suggests the church had wealthy patrons. In 1609, an Act of the Scottish parliament ordered that the parishes of Carruthers, Middlebie and Pennersaughs were to be merged. The church building was still standing around 1750, and the burial-ground contains a number of 18th-century headstones. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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