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Site St Kiaran's Dean Park Church of Scotland, Ibrow, Govan, Glasgow


Prior to 1866 mission work started from Govan Old Church. In 1866 a Gaelic Chapel known as Govan Highland Church was built. The architect was Robert Baldie. It was disjoined from Govan and Dean Park Churches in 1884 and given Quoaud Sacra status. About this time its name was changed to St Kiaran's Parish Church. In 1931/32 it united with Dean Park Church to become St Kiaran's Dean Park Church. In 1976 the church closed and the building sold. It was subsequently demolished.

The church was aligned essentially north west/south east with the entrance gable on the west (say). 

The west gable was tall with pairs of stepped corner buttresses ending in ornate open octagonal pinnacles. 

The entrance had a steep pitched canopy and a pointed arch entrance with a hood moulding. Inside it was an ogee-shaped entrance. Above were a trio of tall pointed arch windows with a continuous hood moulding and label-stops. The windows contained two poinred trefoils and ornate tracery. Above again was a large triangle with  arced sides and a hood moulding and label-stops. It contained three smaller windows and tracery.

To the sides were wide aisles with the west ends gabled outwards and creating stairwells. These had pairs of corner stepped buttresses. Their west faces had tall ointed arch lancet windows with continuous hood mouldings/string course.

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    site_id : 9216

    Name : Site St Kiaran's Dean Park Church of Scotland, Ibrow, Govan, Glasgow

  • Street : Burndyke Street
  • Town : Ibrox, Govan
  • Island :
  • City : Glasgow
  • Postcode : G51
  • Parish : Glasgow
  • Local Authority : Glasgow City
  • Location
  • Easting : 255950
  • Northing : 665309
  • Dates
  • Record Created : 19/09/2023 18:47:14

    Record Modified : 16/12/2023 20:11:22

  • Name: Govan Highland Church
  • Date From: 1866
  • Name: St Kiaran's Church of Scotland
  • Date From: 1884
  • Name: St Kiaran
  • Role: Dedicatee
  • Dates: 1884
  • Name: Robert Baldie
  • Role: Architect
  • Dates: 1866
  • Title: Mission Work From Govan Old Church
  • Description:
  • Date From: 1866 (pre)
  • Title: Church built
  • Description: Architect: Robert Baldie .... Highland Gaelic Chapel
  • Date From: 1866
  • Title: Granted Quoad Sacra status
  • Description: St Kiaran's Parish Church
  • Date From: 1884
  • Title: Union with Dean Park Church
  • Description: St Kiaran's Dean Park Church
  • Date From: 1931
  • Date To: 1932
  • Title: Church closed
  • Description: Building sold and subsequently demolished
  • Date From: 1976
  • Bibliographies.

  • Original Bibliographies. May be out of date.
    • Name: Glasgow's Gaelic Churches - Highland Religeon in an Urban Setting 1690-1995
    • Author: Ian R Macdonald
    • Date: 1995
    • Notes: The Knox Press
    • Name: Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae - The Succession of Ministers in the CoS from the Reformation - Vol III - Synod of Glasgow and Ayr (Reprint)
    • Author: Hew Scott
    • Date: 1920
    • Notes: Oliver & Boyd
    • Name: Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae - 1929 -1954 - Vol IX
    • Author: John Alexander Lamb
    • Date: 1954
    • Notes: Oliver & Boyd
    • Name: Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae - 1955 -1975 - Vol X
    • Author: Donald Farquhar Macleod Macdonald
    • Date: 1976
    • Notes: St Andrew's Press
    • Name: An Outline History of Govan Old Parish Church
    • Author: John C Macfarlane
    • Date: 1965
    • Notes: George Outram
    • Name: Historic Govan - Archaeology and Development
    • Author: Chris Dalglish & Stephen T Driscoll
    • Date: 2009
    • Notes: Historic Scotland
    • Name: Post Office Annual Glasgow Directory
    • Author:
    • Date: 1873/74
    • Name: Post Office Annual Glasgow Directory
    • Author:
    • Date: 1904/05

  • Site Archives
    • Archive: Scottish Church Heritage Research Archive - Offline database - Notes: SCHR SharePoint Archive
    • Website:
    • Reference: 9216

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