Dalmellington, Old Kirk, Kirkyard And Craigengillan Family Mausoleum
Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Church (Medieval), Mausoleum (19th Century)
Site Name Dalmellington, Old Kirk, Kirkyard And Craigengillan Family Mausoleum
Classification Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Church (Medieval), Mausoleum (19th Century)
Canmore ID 42575
Site Number NS40NE 5
NGR NS 4805 0579
NGR Description NS 4805 0579 and NS 4806 0595
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/42575
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Dalmellington
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cumnock And Doon Valley
- Former County Ayrshire
NS40NE 5 4805 0579 and 4806 0595
See also NS40NE 69.
(NS 4806 0595) Old Kirk (NAT)
OS 25" map (1856)
Dalmellington church stood on the spot now occupied by the burial place of the Craigengillan family. Its ruins were removed some 30 years ago (J Paterson 1847). This church was replaced in 1766 by one at NS 4806 0595, which in turn was abandoned in 1846 when the present one was built, at NS 4805 0608.
Name Book 1856
The mausoleum of the Craigengillan family stands at NS 4805 0579, in the centre of the graveyard. No trace of the church was found.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 10 November 1959
No further information.
Visited by OS (MJF) 17 September 1980.
