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List of Church of Scotland parishes

The Church of Scotland, the national church of Scotland, divides the country into regional bodies called presbyteries, which in turn are subdivided into parishes, each served by a parish church, usually with its own minister. Unions and readjustments may however result in a parish having more than one building, or several parishes sharing a minister (these are known as "linked charges"). The Church of Scotland has presbyteries outwith Scotland: these presbyteries have "gathered congregations" rather than parishes.

What follows is a list of Church of Scotland parishes (separate pages exist for places of worship and charges/ministers). A complete list of parishes with statistical data will be found in the Church of Scotland Yearbook (known as the Red Book).

Abbreviations

Presbytery of Edinburgh and West Lothian

Formed on 1 January 2022 from a merger of the Presbytery of Edinburgh and the Presbytery of West Lothian.

Presbytery of Lothian and Borders

Formed on 1 January 2023 from the Presbyteries of Lothian; Melrose and Peebles; Duns; and Jedburgh.

Presbytery of the South West

Formed on 30 September 2022 when the presbyteries of Ardrossan; Irvine and Kilmarnock; Ayr; Wigtown and Stranraer; Annandale and Eskdale; and Dumfries and Kirkcudbright merged to become the Presbytery of the South West.

Presbytery of Clyde

Presbytery of Glasgow

Presbytery of Forth Valley and Clydesdale

Closed churches

Presbytery of Fife

The former presbyteries of Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and St Andrews merged in January 2021.

Closed churches

Presbytery of Perth

<sup>1</sup>formerly in the Presbytery of Angus

Closed churches

Presbytery of the North East and Northern Isles

The presbyteries of Aberdeen and Shetland merged on 1 June 2020. The presbytery of Aberdeen and Shetland then merged with the presbyteries of Moray, Orkney, Gordon, Buchan, and Kincardine and Deeside to form the current presbytery.

Since 1 October 2024 the Church of Scotland's congregations in Orkney have been united in a single Orkney Islands Church of Scotland, retaining most church buildings and staffed by a team ministry.

The former Presbytery of Orkney was split into the three presbyteries of Cairston, Kirkwall and North Isles in 1725. It is not known when they reunited.

Presbytery of Clèir Eilean ì

Presbytery of Lewis

Closed, redundant, ruined, abandoned and former churches

<sup>1</sup>united with Aberdeen: Devana and continues to hold meetings as part of that church and parish

Outwith Scotland

Presbytery of England

International Presbytery

Session Clerk; Rev. John Cowie BSc B.D. (Minister of English Reformed Church, Amsterdam)

Europe

North America

Asia

Presbytery of Jerusalem

Other Church of Scotland buildings and institutions

Recent sales of church buildings

2021 (19): Collessie, Cross Ness Mission Hall, Fair Isle, Fetlar West, Isle of Eigg, Kilchoan, Kirkton of Cults, Lomond Jamestown, Port Glasgow St Martin's, Portsoy, Quarff, Roxburgh, Sand (Shetland), Shetland St Ninian's, Shieldaig, Smailholm, Sullom, Tundergarth, Weisdale

2022 (39): Aberdeen Summerhill, Alvie, Banton, Bargeddie, Barrhead St Andrew's, Carnoch, Dores, Dun, Edderton, Elphin, Eskdalemuir, Falkirk St John's, Glasgow Cranhill, Glasgow Gallowgate, Glencoe St Munda's, Glencorse, Harthill Eastfield, Hillswick, Innellan, Keithhall, Kilberry, Kinnaird, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Ladykirk, Lochailort Mission Hall, Lochwinnoch, Logie Easter, Melness, Monifieth St Rule's, Newbattle, Paisley North, Paisley St Luke's, Paisley St Ninian's Ferguslie, Sandness, The Glens & Kirriemuir United St Andrew's, Udny Green, West Lochfyneside, Westruther, Whitekirk

2023 (45): Auchaber, Bengairn Parishes, Brechin Cathedral, Catrine, Coatbridge Calder, Cunningsburgh North, Daviot & Dunlichity, Dornock, Dulnain Bridge, Dundee St David's, Dunross Ness, Edinburgh Bristo Memorial, Elgol, Ewes, Foveran North, Glasgow Cranhill, Glasgow Queen's Park Govanhill, Glasgow St Columba, Glasserton, Greenock Old West, Gulberwick, Innerwick, Inverkeithing, Inverness Old High, Kilfinan, Kilmarnock Riccarton, Kilspindie & Rait, Kirkinner, Lunna St Margaret's, Monigaff, Mull St Ernan's, Musselburgh St John's, Oldhamstocks, Penicuik South, St Mungo, Scone St Martin's, Shetland St Magnus, Skerries, Stamperland, Stracathro, Strathkinness, Strontian, Twechar, Voe, Whalsay

2024 (80): Aberdeen Holburn West, Aberdeen Kingswell, Aberdeen Rubislaw, Aberdeen Ruthrieston West, Aberdeen Woodside, Ardfern, Arngask, Avoch, Balgay, Barthol St Katherine's, Blairdaff, Bolton, Bourtie, Bucksburn & Stoneywood, Burnside Blairbeth, Campbeltown Highland, Caol, Carestone, Cluny, Coatbridge Old Monkland, Colintraive, Corby St Andrew's, Cowal High, Creich, Crieff St Michael's, Cromarty, Cullen, Cushnie, Dairsie, Dalarossie, Dalavich, Dalmellington, Dundee Camperdown, Dundee Craigiebank, Dysart St Clair, Fearn Abbey, Fern, Flotta, Fogo, Garvald, Glasgow Hyndburn, Greenock St Ninian's, Hoy St Columba's, Hutton, Inverness Inshes East, Inverness Trinity, Kemback, Kilchrenan, Kilmeny, Kincardine (Carrbridge), Kincardine (nr Edderton), Kirknewton, Kirkpatrick Juxta, Lasswade, Lismore, Marykirk, Maule Memorial, Midmar, Monikie, Morham, Murroes, Onthank St John's, Paisley West, Paxton, Peterhead Muckle Kirk, Petty East, Portnahaven, Rathven, St Andrew's Lhanbryd, Saltoun, Sanday Cross, Stonehaven South, Strathmiglo, Swinton, Templehall, Thornton, Thrumster (Wick), Tough, Trinity Gask, Urray

2025: Abercorn, Aberdeen Kirk of St Nicholas, Aberdeen St Nicholas South of Kincorth, Alness, Applegarth, Arbirlot, Arisaig, Ashkirk, Blackbraes & Shieldhill, Blackness, Botriphine, Braemar, Broughton, Buckhaven, Carriden, Cathcart Old, Cleland, Clydebank Radnor Park, Cockenzie Old, Colliston, Corrie (Arran), Corrimony, Cortachy, Crianlarich, Drumoak, Dryfesdale, Dumbarton St Andrew's, Dumfries St Mary's, Dundee Camperdown, Dundee North East Whitfield, Dundee Stobswell, Dunfermline Kingseat, Dunfermline Townhill, Durris, East Kilbride South, Edinburgh Craigmillar Park, Edinburgh St David's Broomhouse, Edinkillie, Elgin High, Enzie, Ewes, Evie, Findhorn, Friockheim, Garelochhead, Glasgow Carmyle, Glasgow Kelvinbridge, Glasgow Knightswood St Margaret, Glasgow Ruchazie, Guthrie (near Forfar), Hutton & Corrie, Kilmory (Arran), Kincardine-in-Menteith, King Edward, Kirkfieldbank, Knockbain, Laggan, Lamlash, Lasswade, Lemreway, Lesmahagow Old, Libberton & Quothquan, Lossiemouth St Gerardine's, Lumsden, Lyne, Maxton, Mertoun, Monimail, Monzie, Muiravonside, New Deer St Kane's, New Pitsligo, Newton (near Dalkeith), Panbride, Perth Craigie, Portmoak, Rescobie, Speymouth, Stirling Viewfield, Strathmartine, Struy, Towie, Traquair, Trossachs, Tyrie, West Gordon Noth, Windygates

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