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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST KIRKBRIDE | East Kirkbride East Kirkbride East Kirkbride East Kirkbride East Kirkbride East Kirkbride |
James Alison John McCamon William Black Esqr. Ainslie's Map 1782 Rl. Engrs. [Royal Engineers] Map 1819 George McHaffie Esqr. |
004 | [Situation] About ¼ mile East of west KirKbride A Small farm house with a Small farm attached. The property of the Earl of Stair. Part of the north side or wall of this house is said to be part of the wall of a chapel which anciently Stood on this ground although no other part of the Site of this ancient building can be traced it is also said that a convent or nunnery Stood near the Chapel but no trace of it remains nor Can the Site of it be ascertained it appears that a burying ground was adjoining the Chapel as pieces of coffins bones etc were dug up at different times during the process of cultivation.- "On the farm called Kirkbride there was once a church dedicated to St Bride It foundations may still be traced a part of the churchyard wall forms the Side of a Cottage. A tenant on the adjoining land remembers that forty years ago he dug up decayed pieces of coffins with iron handles Skulls and other bones. The site was evidently chosen from the proximity of a well of remarkably pure water which never fails in the driest seasons" Statistical acct [account] of Scotland No [Number] 21 Page 111 |
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[Page] 43Parish of Kirkcolm
St Bride's Church. (Site of)
There does not appear to be any account given of this Church with the exception of that given in the Statistical Account 1841 page 111. where it says that "about a Mile from this castle" (meaning Corswall Castle) "on a farm called Kirkbride, there was once a Church dedicated to St Bride".
In Chalmer's Caledonia, Vol [Volume] 3. p [page] 443 it is stated
that "Kirkcolm parish obtained its name, from the Church
which was dedicated to St Columba, and hence called
Kirk-colm,
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