At Little Dalton Kirkyard
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At Little Dalton Kirkyard
Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg Taken: 27 Apr 2022
The old church comprises a rectangular nave with a small aisle on the NNW wall. Dating back to the 13th century, the church was abandoned in 1633 with the graveyard continuing in use up to 1788. The graveyard, which is the burial ground of the Carruthers family of Holmains, lies to the SE of the church building and holds some interesting old stones. Most belong to the 18th century with one dated 1665. This is very early for Scottish graveyards as the Protestant Reformers had banned church burials and gravestones. Attitudes softened with time and gravestones started to appear from the early 1600s.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.058219
Longitude
-3.427591