What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Durisdeer Parish Church as Cross (early Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Durisdeer Parish Church in Scotland is associated with Saint Deor or Deira, a 7th-century Christian missionary and saint venerated in the region. The site may have originally been a Celtic cross or early Christian place of worship, reflecting the spread of Christianity in northern Scotland during the early medieval period.
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Places near here
Durisdeer Parish ChurchChurch (17th Century), Covenanters Grave (17th Century), War Memorial(s) (20th Century) · 1 yd
Durisdeer Parish Church, Queensberry Aisle and Douglas VaultCommemorative Monument (period Unassigned), Mausoleum (period Unassigned), Vault (17th Century) · 11 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 45 yd
Durisdeer ChurchyardSpindle Whorl (period Unassigned) · 77 yd
Durisdeer, the CottageCottage (period Unassigned) · 98 yd
Durisdeer, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 249 yd
Wether HillMountain / peak · 1595 yd
Nether HillMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Rig PlantationForest · 2.8 mi
Carse WoodWood · 3.0 mi
Drumlanrig Castle, GardenGarden (period Unassigned) · 3.9 mi
DalpeddarBurial Ground (medieval), Chapel (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 5.1 miOther information
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