OS1/20/137/12
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of KIRKENNAN CHURCH & GRAVE YARD | Site of Kirkennan church and Grave yard Site of Kirkennan church and Grave yard |
Samuel Coupland John Black |
046 | [Situation] About 1/2 Mile N by E [North by East] of Palnackie The Site of an old church and graveyard. This church appears to have been once the parish church and the parish name to have been Kirkennan No vestige of either church or Graveyard at present remains but there are persons living who remember to have seen fragments of human bones &, handles of coffins turned up by the plough in the place pointed as the site of the objects. - |
| Site of KIRKENNAN CHURCH & GRAVE YARD | Site of Kirkennan church and Grave yard Site of Kirkennan church and Grave yard |
Samuel Coupland John Black |
046 | [Situation] About 1/2 Mile N by E [North by East] of Palnackie The Site of an old church and graveyard. This church appears to have been once the parish church and the parish name to have been Kirkennan No vestige of either church or Graveyard at present remains but there are persons living who remember to have seen fragments of human bones &, handles of coffins turned up by the plough in the place pointed as the site of the objects. - In the New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Kirkcudbrightshire is the following notice. - |
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[continuation of Description] - In the new Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Kirkcudbrightshire is the following notice. -
"No vestiges of the old church of Kirkennan now remains though the place where it stood is still
"pointed out. About 70 years ago when digging the ground around it handles of coffins and fragments
"of human bones were discovered. This burying ground has long been subjected to the plough; it probably
"ceased to be used as a place of interment when the church was removed to Buittle and a bury-ground was
"established there. No Monuments or grave stones were erected at Kirkennan at least no fragments of any such
"memorials now remain; perhaps at a remote period there were not erected in country parishes."
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