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Parish KirKliston -- Sheet 6 Plan No. 8

"The church is evidently of great antiquity erected probably in the twelfth century,
It was one of those belonging to the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem who had
great possessions in this part of the country previous to the Reformation. There is a very fine
old doorway in the south side of the building not used now as an entrance to the church exhibitting
a beautiful Specimen of rich Saxon architecture. The bell is remarKable for the fineness of
its tone it is rung every evening at 8 o'clocK and likewise every morning in summer at 5
in winter at 6. The church underwent a complete repair in 1822 and is now one of the more
comfortable in the county. it affords accommodation to 700 persons. The area of the church is di-
-vided among the heritors according to their valuations and the portion assigned to each heritor is sub-
-divided among his tenants. There are about 65 Sittings left unappropriated for the use of the
inhabitants of the villages or other inhabitants not otherwise provided with seats,"
Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Co. [County] Edinburgh 1845 Page, 145.

"The church with the village the mill and the adjacent lands called the mains or demesn
and KirKlands of KirKliston, were granted to the Bishop of St. Andrews though at what time
is uncertain But Liston was formed into the Seat of the regal jurisdiction which the bishop &
his successors acquired over their estates on the southern side of the Forth. Liston was