Millburn Free Church Graveyard, Main Street, Renton

Range of fine mid to later 19th century grave monuments including obelisk monument to John Hathieson, died 1874; Ruskinian Gothic monument to William Murray, died 1872, exotic lotus leaf finial.

Graveyard to former Free Church. Rochead designed the St John's Free Church, 205 George Street, Glasgow 1845 which boasts a similar spire of tiered pinnacles and its seems probable that he designed this sibling Free Church at the same time. Millburn Church had previously been attributed tentatively to George Meikle Kemp, an architect familiar with such Gothic work (see the Scott Monument) who had been working reputedly at Millburn Tower. However, this attribution now seems unlikely in view of the Rochead parallel. (Historic Scotland)

February 2011: Site visit finds the grave monuments to be in very poor condition. Many stones have fallen over or broken into multiple parts. Stones, and parts of stones, lie in small piles, and some are becoming overgrown by bushes.

24 April 2013: Inspection finds though many monuments have been toppled and others are covered in vegetation the graveyard has generally been tidied and the green space is being maintained. Condition moved to Fair.

4 March 2020: External inspection finds the graveyard in much the same condition as seen previously. Deterioration continues with little evidence of maintenance taking place. Grave-markers remain in a state of decay and disrepair. Remains At Risk.