Gates and railings

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

The main gateway to Killead Presbyterian churchyard together with flanking railings enclosing the east and north sides of the churchyard.

Main gateway comprises a pair of wrought iron gates of scrolling design mounted on a pair of tall cast iron pillars. Pillars have moulded bases, stylised sunflower designs in recessed panels, and moulded caps with ball finials. Railings are of mainly plain pattern with decorative finials, but have elaborate scrolling designs at the stays; low plinth walls of basalt rubble surmounted by rendered copings of humped profile. The date ‘1902’ appears on an inscribed datestone next to the more northern gate pier. Stays inscribed ‘RIW Ltd’ on rear side. Railings abut a short rendered wall at the south-east corner of grounds; curve around north-east corner, and terminate at north-west corner in west boundary wall.

SETTING: The gates and railings border the main road and a side road, set back from them by a public footpath. They enclose a churchyard which contains a church and a number of memorials set amongst grass and yew trees.

Historical information

Built in 1902 to enclose the churchyard of Killead Presbyterian church; set back nearly two metres all round in 1963 to allow room for a public footpath.

References - Primary Sources
1. Datestone of 1902 in front boundary wall.
Secondary Sources
1. W.D. Weir and H. Campbell, Presbyterianism in Killead 1630-1980 (1980).

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
D. Plan Form
J. Setting
K. Group value

Criteria for listing: historic interest

X. Local Interest

Evaluation

This is a set of well proportioned gates and railings of the Edwardian era, designed in an ornamental style characteristic of the period. They are also part of the setting of the listed church (HB20/14/008A) and of the listed Cunningham Memorial (HB20/14/009).