Hamilton Old Parish Church

Hamilton Old Parish Church stands in the Burgh of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, on ground once occupied by an earlier 15th-century collegiate church. Its Georgian design, largely circular in shape, was created by William Adam between 1729 and 1732. The interior was remodelled in 1926, while the exterior remains a Category A listed example of early 18th-century church architecture. The church holds a memorial to four covenanting martyrs executed in Edinburgh in 1666. A stained glass window by Ballantine and Gardiner, installed in 1876, depicts Jesus with Martha and Mary in memory of Mrs James Stevenson. The churchyard contains the Netherton Cross, a 10th- or 11th-century red sandstone cross moved here from Hamilton Palace in 1926. Visitors enter the churchyard through sandstone gatepiers along Cadzow Street. Inside the grounds stand several Covenanters’ memorials, including graves linked to the Battle of Bothwell Bridge. The cemetery remains open to the public, though no new burials take place.