Kearn Kirkyard (1)
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Kearn Kirkyard (1)
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 22 Oct 2015
The map names this as Kearn Church, but there doesn't seem to be anything left of the kirk itself. Note the steps up the outside wall. These are matched by steps down the inside wall, and were a means for people to get in and out of the kirkyard but exclude cattle. They would be pretty ineffective against sheep, however, which suggests that when the kirkyard wall was built, sheep were not so common. See http://canmore.org.uk/site/17659/kearn-old-parish-church-and-churchyard#668185 for details.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.327613
Longitude
-2.807935