Gordon: St Michael's Kirk and graveyard

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Gordon: St Michael's Kirk and graveyard

Image: © Martyn Gorman Taken: 8 Oct 2008

There has been a kirk on this site since 1171. There is a watchhouse in the graveyard, built in the 1830s to shelter the men guarding newly buried bodysnatchers from nearby Edinburgh,

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.680978
Longitude
-2.566113