Focal Points in Barr

Barr Church is now part of a triple linkage with Girvan South and Dailly

Service Times
The morning service is held in Barr Church at 12.15pm

There are four communion services a year which are held on the last Sunday of October and the 4th Sunday in June also Easter and Christmas

The Church is always open and there is a book for visitors to read and sign .There is also booklets telling the history of the church and postcards are available for purchase

Parish War Memorial

In loving memory of the men of the parish of Barr who died for King and Country in the Great War 1914-1918

Major     Arthur Hughes Onslow    Major Denzil Hughes Onslow
Sergt     Adam L Melvill                  Corpl. Allen S Cuthbertson
Private William Hewitson             Private Anthony Kennedy
     "        John Kirkland                        "      William McCreath
     "        John McCrindle                     "      Hugh McHarg
     "        William Macmillan                 "      Ian Macmillan
     "        John A Melvill                         "     Thomas Swan

1939-1945
Flying Officer James Johnstone

Ornate metal drinking fountain

In Memory of

John McTaggart

Lance Corporal.1stK.O.S.B.

Who died in war at Bloemfontein

South Africa 1901

Erected by the people of Barr

Surmounted by a Latin Cross

On the right hand side of the entrance

a bronze tablet

In loving memory of George John

Abrahm Dods.son of Revd.

George Dods.Minister of Barr

who died 11th of April 1910

aged 15 years

The minister Ebenezer Wallace "came out" in 1843 and
worshipped in a tent till the end of the year when the
church,converted from a cottage(shown above at rear)
was opened.
The Former Free Church,a beautiful little red sand-
stone building was built in 1891."Occupying the site of
the old Disruption church (Kirk Angus) is the watch
tower of the community,and it's graceful spire and clock
form the most imposing landmark from every viewpoint.

"The spire was added in 1894.Total cost Ł1,400. In
1897 the clock was placed in the tower to celebrate the Diamond jubilee of the great Queen Victoria"

It was restored by the people of Barr in 2001-2002 with the help of South Ayrshire Council