Cray Parish Church, also known as Cray Free Church and Kirkmichael Free Church, is a former

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, Scotland. It is located in Kirkmichael parish, on the northern side of the B951, which forms part of the -long

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. Built in 1844, it is a Category C

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.Cray Church of Scotland (Former Free Church)
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Highbury House, the former

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, built in 1845,Single record details
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stands immediately to the southwest of the church. The church tower was added, with a pyramid slated roof, in 1864. Its bell, made by Vickers and Co. and installed when the tower was renovated, is nearly in diameter.Cray Parish Church
– ScottishChurches.org.uk Two years later, the manse was extended.

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File:Church at Cray.jpg, The southern side of the church

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The church building and Highbury House from the road
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, October 2016
Cray Church of Scotland
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