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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CHURCH [Straiton] | Established Church Established Church Established Church Church |
D McConnel Matthew Young D Bane Johnston's County Map |
045 | In Caledonia from the [Statistical] Acct. [Account] this Church is said to [have been] dedicated to St. Cuthbert & [Patterson's] Hist. [History] described as a plain oblong [building that] does not contain above 500 [sittings] with an aisle attached to it [--] and now the private gallery of Sir [D H Blair] and "believed to have formed part of [the ancient] structure before the Reformation". Sittings do not exceed 400 [--] the description is accurate [--] The Churchyard is peculiarly [interesting] the antiquity of the Stones and [--] quaint inscriptions. This is [the] parish Church and it is [situated] in Straiton village. It [has been] rebuilt, with the exception [of the] aisle, within the last fifty [years.] |
SCHOOL BRIDGE | School Bridge School Bridge School Bridge |
D McConnel Matthew Young D Banes |
045 | A small stone bridge - [--] one arch built over Kirk [Burn.] Its vicinity to the school [--] the origin of its name |
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Ph. [Parish] of Straiton
[Note]
"The church is a very plain building, some centuries
"old, which was altered and repaired in 1787, and again in 1813.
"Attached to it is an aisle of Gothic Architecture, which is believed
"to have been a part of the ancient church before the Reformation,
"and is now the private gallery of Sir David Hunter Blair. In
"ancient times the church was dedicated to Saint Cuthbert **
"The church accommodates only 414 persons" etc.
Statistical Account (1842)
"The church of Straiton was probably built immediately
"subsequent to the Reformation. It is a plain, oblong building, and does not
"contain above 500 sittings. There is, however, an aisle attached to it
Patterson's History of Ayrshire (1847)
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