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Remains of church, standing to gable height at East end with an entrance in the South. It remains ruinous within its churchyard. A lintel bears the date 1637, and a broken stone 14__. An armorial slab of the Lumsdens lies within and bears the date 1637. The bell, dated 1686, which belonged to the church, is now at Lynturk Church. The burial ground is no longer used. St Bride's well, a holy well, is now covered by the Cushnie well. Now no trace. A stone-arched vault in churchyard, underneath a tool store, contains three stone platforms for resting coffins. A standing building survey of the church and topographic survey of the churchyard was carried out by Addyman Archaeology in 2013. A photograph taken circa 1906 shows the masonry fabric to have survived entire up to that date, including a fine bird-cage bellcote at the west gable apex, but now much of the ruin is obscured by vegetation and collapsed walling. The church is rectangular in plan, with lower walling of possibly medieval date. There is some evidence of secondary works, particularly at the east gable whose upper parts were entirely rebuilt apparently in the 17th century given a dated skewputt of 1637 attested in historical sources. Graveyard survey recorded 47 individual monuments dating from the end of the 17th century to the early 20th century, although further fallen or buried monuments may lie elsewhere particularly closer to and within the church ruin. Former manse to the east (NJ51SW0074).
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Historic Environment Records (HER)