When
11:00am Saturday September 13th, 2008
Description
Crawfordjohn Church dates from 1817 and was built as the parish church. The building is situated on a raised circular mound on which it stands was a religious site dating back to the 12th century. The village of Crawfordjohn was established in the 12th century by John, stepson of Baldwin, a Flemish lord from Biggar who established his castle, a church and a mill on the banks of the Duneaton River.
The church is constructed of stone, finished externally with a variety of dressed stone courses and incorporating fragments of an earlier church building. The elegant bell tower has been restored and new louvres fitted to protect the ageing sandstone and bell within. The Church was purchased in 1988 by Crawfordjohn Heritage Venture Trust with the aim of creating a Museum of Traditional Rural Interest. For more information on this and other events in South LanarkshireSouth Lanarkshire’s Doors Open Days Programme
