St John's Kirk, Lochwinnoch
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St John's Kirk, also known as St Winnock's Church and, colloquially, ''Auld Simon'' (Old Simon), is a former church building in
Lochwinnoch Lochwinnoch (; , ) is a village in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Lying on the banks of Castle Semple Loch and the River Calder, Lochwinnoch is chiefly a residential dormitory v ...
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Renfrewshire Renfrewshire () (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. Renfrewshire is located in the west central Lowlands. It borders East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire, and lies on the southern ba ...
, Scotland. It dates to 1729, and is now Category B listed. 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. The church is surrounded by a walled cemetery, which is also part of the listing.


See also

* List of listed buildings in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire


References

Churches completed in 1729 Churches in Renfrewshire Listed churches in Scotland Former churches in Scotland Category B listed buildings in Renfrewshire {{Scotland-church-stub