Strathmiglo Parish Church, Kirkwynd. Door at South West corner, detail of 1647 inscription above lintel.
SC 397875
Description Strathmiglo Parish Church, Kirkwynd. Door at South West corner, detail of 1647 inscription above lintel.
Catalogue Number SC 397875
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of C 48429
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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