Galston Parish Church
Introduction
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Galston Parish Church
Image: © Raibeart MacAoidh Taken: 24 May 2019
The first church on the site was dedicated to St Peter and was built before the end of the 13th century as one of the five parish churches belonging to the Monastery of Fail. The present church was built 1808-09 during the ministry of the Rev. George Smith (1778-1823) the great grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenston. He was also immortalised by figuring in three poems of Robert Burns "The Holy Fair," "The Twa Herds" and "The Kirk's Alarm."
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Image Location
Latitude
55.600747
Longitude
-4.381706