St Cuthbert's Churchyard Vault, Langton

Vault within St Cuthbert's Churchyard. Part of wall of now ruined church used as vault. Tall rubble boundary wall. The church was already ruinous and part of it had been made into a vault by 1857. According to Binnie, the church's roof fell in, in 1727 and in 1736 extensive repairs were carried out ( virtually rebuilding the structure). In 1758, the Langton estate was bought by David Gavin and he proceeded to build Gavinton, where the inhabitants of Langton village were moved. The old village was demolished except for the church. "It is likely that the 3m high wall around the graveyard dates from about this time and was built to exclude churchgoers' prying eyes from Langton House." Once the new church was built in Gavinton, the old church was probably demolished although the churchyard was used until at least 1868. The family of the burial vault is unknown. The internal roof is smooth vaulted. Binnie thinks that the vault was probably built for the Cockburn family in the 18th century. (Historic Scotland)

September 2009: The building is brought to the attention of SCT by local planners. External inspection of the structure reveals that trees have taken root on the structure and their roots are gradually pulling apart the rubble walls. The vaulted roof is completely obscured by vegetation.

September 2011: External inspection finds the condition of the structure us so badly affected by tree and vegetation growth that it must be assumed to now be in ruinous condition.