Unusual features, St Columba's Church
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Unusual features, St Columba's Church
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 5 May 2023
The Y fork on the bell-tower represents the motto of the Cunninghams 'over fork over' . The legend describes how Malcolm Canmore was fleeing south from Macbeth, King of Scotland who wanted to kill him. Malcolm took refuge in a barn at the estate of Corsehill, just outside Stewarton and called to the farmer to 'over fork over' and the farmer covered him with hay and Macbeth did not find him. (See https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB41063). The triangular window below is also an unusual feature to find in a church.
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Image Location
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55.678771
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-4.516408