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Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Event ID 561058
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/561058
Greenlaw Parish Church, which was built in 1675, probably occupies the site of a medieval church which is known to have been granted to Kelso Abbey in the twelfth century.
Originally a simple rectangular building, in 1712 the church was lengthened to join an existing tower which stood to the west. The tower served as the town jail, and against its west side was a courthouse which was removed in 1830.
In 1855 a north aisle was added, and the entire church was refurnished in 1883. During this refurbishment work, coins dating from the reign of Louis XIII (1610-42) and a number of skeletons were discovered.
There is no connecting passage between the church and tower, although a window on an upper storey of the tower allowed prisoners to watch church services. The iron grille, or yett, which was part of the door leading to the ground-floor cell, is now attached to the side of the tower.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
