Closeburn Old Kirk
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Closeburn Old Kirk
Image: © Colin Kinnear Taken: 11 Jun 2020
The remains of the former parish church, rebuilt in 1741 incorporating the remains of its predecessor (R M F Watson 1901), and in use until 1878 when its successor (at NX 9037 9227) was built. Norman fragments survive and a 10th.c Anglian cross-shaft (now in Dumfries Museum) and a grave-slab of similar date, preserved in the porch of the modern church in 1920, but now also in Dumfries Museum, are probably from this site, although located only to Closeburn. The remains consist of an E gable wall 30' long and 3' thick with an arched and moulded doorway, a circular window and a belfry with a 1606 bell. Parts of the N and S walls, 2'6" thick, also remain. There was a N transept. "Closeburn" was in 1200 "Kylosbern", said to be a commemoration of an English saint, but Osbran was an Irish bishop and anchorite who died in 752.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.21255
Longitude
-3.72467