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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKCOWAN CHURCH | Old Church Kirk Keuin old church |
Alexander Hunter Chalmers Caledonia George McHaffie Esqr. |
019 | [Situation] At the South end of the Village of KirKcowan The ruins of an old church the East gable of which is Still Standing & the grave yard is Still used, It is generally called the Old Kirk of KirKcowan and has been the Parish church It is only about 18 years Since it has been disused the date 1656 appears on a stone in the ruins. |
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[Page] 6 -- Parish of KirkcowanForm 136
Page 44 - Old Church
chalmers Says that the Parish of KirKcowan derived
its name from the church which was dedicated
to St. Keuin, this Saint was an abbot & a Scot who
belonged to the western Isles. There was a church in
Kintyre called Kilcowan which was evidently
dedicated to the Same Saint. caledonia vol. [volume] 3 P. [Page] 433
In the Statl. [Statistical] Account published 1841 the minister of Kirkinner
Parish States. "The popular tradition respecting the name of the parish
(of KirKinner) is as follows. In former times the parish of KirKinner
included in it what now forms the parish of KirKcowan. The clergyman
preached two Sundays at the church in the Southern part of the Parish and the next in a
another place of worship in the northern part of the parish. In those days one was distinguished as
the Inner Kirk hence the name KirKinner; the other was called the outer Kirk which in course
of time was changed to KirKcowan & now forms the parish of that name"
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