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Beith High & Trinity Churches
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High:55°44′58″N 4°37′53.5″W / 55.74944°N 4.631528°W / 55.74944; -4.631528
Trinity:55°45′15″N 4°37′44.5″W / 55.75417°N 4.629028°W / 55.75417; -4.629028
DenominationChurch of Scotland
WebsiteBeith Parish Churches
Administration
PresbyteryArdrossan
ParishBeith
Clergy
Minister(s)Rev. Roddy Macdonald
Rev. Valerie Watson

Beith High Church and Beith Trinity Church are linked congregations of the Church of Scotland in the Parish of Beith in North Ayrshire, Scotland.

The Beith High Church was built in 1807 and extended in 1885. Gothic T-plan kirk dominated by the tall five-stage tower. Stained glass by Gordon Webster. Harrison & Harrison pipe organ 1885. The High Church is a category B listed building.

The Beith Trinity Church was built in 1883, designed by architect Robert Baldie. The chief external feature is a graceful octagonal tower. Interior destroyed by fire 1917, rebuilt 1926. Gothic style, with rectangular nave, Gothic arched chancel and one transept on the east side. Stained glass by John C Hall & Co. Organ 1937 by Hill, Norman & Beard. Trinity Church is a category C listed building.

The archives of Beith Church are maintained by the Archives of the University of Glasgow (GUAS).

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