Millburn Church is a ruined former church in

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, Scotland. It was built in 1845 for the Free Church of Scotland in the Gothic style. It is a

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, and is on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland. The architect is thought to have been

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, though it has also been attributed to

George Meikle Kemp George Meikle Kemp (25 May 1795—6 March 1844) was a self-taught Scottish architect who designed and built the Scott Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland. The poorly educated son of a shepherd, but showing talents in woodworking as a child, he was a ...

, architect of the

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. The church was disused by 1985, when it was threatened with demolition. It remained empty despite several plans for restoration, and the roof collapsed in the late 1990s. In 2006 a storm blew down the steeple of the building, and in 2009 a further application to demolish the building was lodged. The application was opposed locally, and was withdrawn in 2011. Two of

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' nieces are buried in the kirkyard.

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