St Kentigern's Church, Lanark (Hyndford Road)

St Kentigern's Church
The ruins of the church, as seen from the entrance to the cemetery. (2005)
St Kentigern's Church Location within South Lanarkshire
55°40′12.1″N 3°46′10.5″W / 55.670028°N 3.769583°WCoordinates: 55°40′12.1″N 3°46′10.5″W / 55.670028°N 3.769583°W
Location	Hyndford Road Lanark South Lanarkshire
Country	Scotland United Kingdom
Denomination	Church of Scotland (post-Reformation)
Previous denomination	Roman Catholic Church (pre-Reformation)
Architecture
Functional status	Ruined
Heritage designation	Category B Listed Building
Designated	7 May 1980[1]

St Kentigern's Church is a ruined category B listed building in Lanark, South Lanarkshire. It was previously the parish church of the town.

It is believed that the church was founded by St Kentigern himself shortly before his death in 603 AD.^[2] There is documentary evidence of its existence, however, dating back to 1150 AD when King David I granted it to the monastery of Dryburgh.^[3] Pope Gregory VIII took the church into his own protection in 1228.^[2]

The church, which was once attended by William Wallace, is now in a state of disrepair, despite having had repair work completed recently.^[4]

References

1. "ST KENTIGERN'S CHURCH, HYNDFORD ROAD". Historic Scotland: Designations. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
2. "St Kentigern's Church, Lanark". Clydesdale's Heritage. Lanark and District Archaeological Society. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
3. "Lanark, Hyndford Road, St Kentigern's Church". CANMORE. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
4. Gilbert, Julie (13 January 2015). "Braveheart: William Wallace's St Kentigerns Church, Lanark in need of repair". Daily Record. Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. Retrieved 13 January 2016.