Dumbarton West Kirk: former burial ground
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Dumbarton West Kirk: former burial ground
Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 11 Jan 2013
This area behind the church halls of the West Kirk (Image) was, until recent times, a burial ground. In the 1790s, land was feued here for the building of a church (that building is no longer present, but has been replaced twice since then), and for a burial ground. The building that now serves as church halls (see the link just given) dates from 1860, and was the first of the replacements for the original church. It, in turn, was replaced by the present-day West Kirk, whose rear is visible in the right background of the present photograph. See Image for a view of that building, and for much more information. When the burial ground was surveyed in 1969, there were still numerous memorials here, but it is obvious from this picture that they have been cleared away since then. Only the MacAuslan Memorial and the Buchanan Memorial remain: Image / Image There is also a War Memorial nearby: Image
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