Yetholm
This impressive, turreted structure built of squared blue whinstone pricked out with white cement, is in a style of excellent taste and keeping with its surroundings, affording views of the picturesque Bowmont valley and the Cheviot hills.
It is built on the site of the last thatched church in Scotland, a long low building, thatched with reeds, with the floor below ground level. The site was probably occupied by a parish Church for over 800 years.
Parish
Yetholm is a small rural parish covering the twin villages of Kirk and Town Yetholm and its immediate surrounding farms. It is a lively popular place enjoying its own Festival Week with one of the Border's favourite Common Ridings. It has its own Primary School shops and garage. It is well known amongst walkers being at the end of the Pennine way. Kirk Yetholm was once the centre of Gypsy culture in the north and the crowning of the Gypsy kings and queens is widely remembered. Yetholm's story is well documented by Bordernet and her life today by Yetholm Online Yetholm Kirk
The Kirk is currently undergoing long term restoration work to ensure the building can last another few generations. The light open feel, the stain glass, the wonderful seasonal banners all contribute to a relaxed sense of peace as we worship Sunday by Sunday.
Worship is weekly at 10.00am with wheelchair access and a loop system.