Strathmiglo Parish Church, Kirkwynd. Door at South West corner, detail of 1647 inscription above lintel.
C 48429
Description Strathmiglo Parish Church, Kirkwynd. Door at South West corner, detail of 1647 inscription above lintel.
Date 1995
Catalogue Number C 48429
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 397875
Scope and Content Reused 1647 inscription on 1920s porch, Strathmiglo Parish Church, Strathmiglo, Fife Strathmiglo Parish Church was built in 1783-4 by George Kilgour to his own design. The interior was altered and refurbished in 1848-9. This 17th-century inscription was incorporated in the porch, built about 1925. It reads: JESUS CHRIST IS THE DOORE AND HE THAT ENTERES IN BE HIM SHALBE SAVED JOHN 10 9 1647. Strathmiglo was established in 1600, 91 years after the local laird, Sir William Scott of Balwearie, gained the right to create a burgh of barony. By the 1800s, the burgh was a thriving weaving centre. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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