St John's Kirk | |
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St Winnock's Church Auld Simon | |
55°47′50″N4°37′27″W / 55.797336°N 4.624178°W | |
Location | Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire |
Country | Scotland |
Architecture | |
Completed | 1729 |
St John's Kirk, also known as St Winnock's Church and, colloquially, Auld Simon (Old Simon), [1] is a former church building in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. It dates to 1729, and is now Category B listed. [1] Only the southwest gable and a single bay of the structure remains, the rest likely torn down around the date the new church was constructed in 1808. [1]
The church is surrounded by a walled cemetery, which is also part of the listing. [1]
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