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Kirklands Hill
Burial Ground (Medieval), Church (Medieval)
Site Name Kirklands Hill
Classification Burial Ground (Medieval), Church (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) St Ronan's Mill
Canmore ID 53141
Site Number NT33NW 23
NGR NT 332 379
NGR Description NT c. 332 379
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/53141
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Innerleithen
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Tweeddale
- Former County Peebles-shire
NT33NW 23 c. 332 379
About 1/4 mile north of the site of the former parish church (NT 3343 3751) stood an even earlier one. 'This church of oldest date' said to be dedicated to St. Calixtus is mentioned for the first time in authentic record in the reign of Malcolm the Maiden, about the year 1159. The King granted the church of Innerleithen to the monks of Kelso, and bestowed on it the rights and privileges of sanctuary.
J Hardy 1882
The church stood in the Kirklands field, not far from and a little to the north of St. Ronan's Mill, - (NT 3355 3793).
J Wilson 1889-94
The earliest ecclesiastical building connected with the parish, stood in the field on the hillside, a few hundred yards to the NW of the manse. Until a few years ago, vestiges of the building and the cemetery that surrounded it were still to be seen.
R Renwick 1897
No trace of the church has been found, and no further information was obtained.
Visited by OS (EGC) 20 June 1961.
Sbc Note (21 March 2016)
Visibility: This was the site of an archaeological monument, which may no longer be visible.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
Previously also listed under duplicate site NT96SW 510 -CANCELLED. HES (LCK) 11.6.2024
Sbc Note
There is no trace of the graveyard now.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
