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Keir, Old Church And Graveyard
Burial Ground (17th Century), Church (Post Medieval)
Site Name Keir, Old Church And Graveyard
Classification Burial Ground (17th Century), Church (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 65242
Site Number NX89SE 1
NGR NX 86282 93142
NGR Description NX 86282 93142
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/65242
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Keir
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NX89SE 1 Centred on NX 86282 93142
(NX 8628 9314) Old Church (NAT) (Site of)
OS 6" map (1957)
The site of the old church of Keir which was perhaps in use till 1814 when the present church was built. The old church appears to have been too small to accommodate the congregation as it was customary for the sacrament to be administered in the open air at the place now called the "Priest's Hole" (name: NX 8620 9309). The church of Keir is mentioned c. 1225.
New Statistical Account (NSA) 1841 (W Menzies); Name Book 1855; J R H Greeves 1955
No trace of this church survives.
Visited by OS (JP) 18 June 1975
Note (18 March 2024)
A church and burial ground is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (1861).
Information from HES (D Watson) 18 March 2024
