THE KIRK

Duddingston Parish Church stands within its churchyard on a slight eminence to the south side of Old Church Lane and overlooking Duddingston Loch. It is a Parish Church of the Church of Scotland, the

The Church was built by the monks of Kelso and local stonemasons on land gifted by David I to the Abbot of Kelso, and the feu charters remained in favour of Kelso Abbey until the Reformation, when the interest reverted to the Crown. It is estimated that the Church was built in the early part of the 12th Century.

The building was originally constructed as a simple unaisled two cell Romanesque church consisting of a stone roofed nave and chancel. This basic structure has undergone considerable alterations during the ensuing period and as it presently stands the Church consists of a nave, chancel, transeptal aisle to the north and a tower at the west end of the nave. The nave and chancel have slated roofs. The overall impression is of a pinnacled 17th Century church with Gothic windows and only closer inspection reveals its 12th Century origin.


	DUDDINGSTON KIRK \| home DUDDINGSTON VILLAGE \| PLAN OF DUDDINGSTON VILLAGE \| THE KIRK \| EXTERNAL DETAILS \| EXTERNAL IMAGES \| INTERNAL DETAILS \| CHANCEL ARCH \| STAINED GLASS \| DEVELOPMENT OF CHURCH \| STAGES IN DEVELOPMENT \| MANSE AND GROUNDS \| GRAVEYARD AND WATCH TOWER \| THOMSON'S TOWER \| LOUPING-ON-STANE & JOUGS COLLAR \| PLANS AND SECTIONS \| REFERENCES \| CONTACT THE KIRK Duddingston Parish Church stands within its churchyard on a slight eminence to the south side of Old Church Lane and overlooking Duddingston Loch. It is a Parish Church of the Church of Scotland, the National Church of Scotland, Presbyterian in Government and belonging to the Family of Reformed Churches. The Church was built by the monks of Kelso and local stonemasons on land gifted by David I to the Abbot of Kelso, and the feu charters remained in favour of Kelso Abbey until the Reformation, when the interest reverted to the Crown. It is estimated that the Church was built in the early part of the 12th Century. The building was originally constructed as a simple unaisled two cell Romanesque church consisting of a stone roofed nave and chancel. This basic structure has undergone considerable alterations during the ensuing period and as it presently stands the Church consists of a nave, chancel, transeptal aisle to the north and a tower at the west end of the nave. The nave and chancel have slated roofs. The overall impression is of a pinnacled 17th Century church with Gothic windows and only closer inspection reveals its 12th Century origin.