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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
Site of St Machanus' Church Site of Saint Machanus' Church
Site of Saint Machanus' Church
Site of Saint Machanus' Church
Site of Saint Machanus' Church
Site of Saint Machanus' Church
Site of Saint Machanus Church
Origines Parochials Scotiae
Thomas Rankin Clachan
A. Steward Clachan
Mr McFarlane
Revd. [Reverend] Thomas Monro
W. Gilchrist, Teacher
027.08 "Alwyn Earl of Lennox in the reign of William the Lion, granted to St. Kentigern & the church of Glasgow the Church of Kamsie, with the land which he had given to it in its dedication. The Church was dedicated to St. Machanus whose festival was on the 28th September. It was situated at the mouth of a ravine called the Kirkton Glen, where five streams pouring down from the hills unite to form the water of Glazert. The Church of Campsy is enumerated among the prebendal churches of Glasgow in a bull of 1216, and it remained as a prebend till the Reformation." Origines Parochiales Scotiae.
The site of this Church is marked by the remaining gable of the old Parish Church, which bears date 1774, & which was a renewal of the building of this part of the old church of St. Machanus. The eastern part of the old ch. [church] along with the renewed portion of it - the gable end still standing was in use as the Parish Church till about 30 years ago when the present Parish Ch. [Church] in Lennoxtown was built. The two first personal authorities, natives of the Clachan, well remember the Ch. [Church] of St. Machanus. There is a belfry & bell in the gable end, which remains, but no part of this can be identified with the Remains of the ancient ch. [church] itself. The Burying Ground here is still used by the Parishioners, & is likely to be the same for some time to come.

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Co. [County] Stirling -- Campsie Parish

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