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[Page] 10 Parish of Borthwick

The Minister of Borthwick stated
that he never heard of this church being dedicated to any Saint Field Rem. [--]17th February 1853.
Lockerworth church was consecrated to St. Kentigern
Chalmers Caledonia vol. [volume] 2. p. [page] 821
The old church of Borthwick, the ruins of which still stand in the church yard and which from the style of its architecture is evidently of the same age as nearly with the castle is well deserving of notice. It is beside what was formerly the place when the altar stood, that the effigies of Lord and Lady Borthwick are lying. When used as the parish it must have been an object of veneration
to the parishioners and have harmonized finely with the other objects of antiquity in its neighbourhood.
Indeed it was of itself fitted to have given a character to the surrounding scenery. Its roof like
that of the castle is covered with stone flags curiously joined and in some places laid diagonally. It
was burnt in May 1775,
The old church which was a Popish building in the form of a cross was in May 1775 burnt to the
ground. two of the heritors had five places in it. The day before the accident happened the fires had
been lighted as usual and sufficient attention not having been paid in laying off the coals, they gradually com-
municated with the wood, and on the following night, before it was observed the roof had fallen in
and loose a vestige of timber was seen.
Old Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] vol. [volume] 13 p. [page] 627