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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
Yes
EventsForChildren
No
Place
The town or city
Kirkmaiden
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
No
DisabledAccess
Yes
Activities
<div>After passing the Drummore village sign take the immediate right, up the hill and then left at the T junction. This is the Port Logan Mull of Galloway road. The church is on the left in the hamlet of Kirkmaiden at the top of the hill. Parking is on road.</div><div>Partial disabled access. </div>
OpeningTime1
10.00-16.00
OpeningDate1
29/9/2012
IsNewThisYear
No
ID
Google Panorama ID
12016
Refreshments
No
Postcode
DG9 9QE
Parking
No
DisabledWC
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Old Kirk, Kirkmaiden
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
dumfriesandgalloway
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
1111
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,54.69251,-4.912519;
Description
An account of the resource
<div>Perched high over Scotland’s most southerly village of Drummore, the 17th century Parish Church of Kirkmaiden has a rich history involving the Covenanters, witches and an unusual graveyard. The church became known as Kirk Covenant due to its origins in 1638, the year that the Covenanters entered Scottish history. Volunteers, who have an intimate knowledge of the Kirk, will be on hand to provide information and guided tours throughout the day.</div><div>The Kirk is steeped in folklore and it is said that this area of the South Rhins was once well known for its witches. In 1697 the Rev. A. Marshall declared it to be ‘overrun by witches’ and employed a ‘witch finder’ from Wigtown, who inspected the entire adult congregation. The graveyard has numerous historic and unusual headstones, including a lighthouse erected by one of the Principal lighthouse keepers at the Mull of Galloway in memory of his young son.</div>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
17C onwards