Kilmaronock Church, Churchyard With Cross-slab
Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Churchyard (Period Unassigned), Cross Slab (Early Medieval), Grave Slab (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Kilmaronock Church, Churchyard With Cross-slab
Classification Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Churchyard (Period Unassigned), Cross Slab (Early Medieval), Grave Slab (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 130091
Site Number NS48NE 2.01
NGR NS 45233 87464
NGR Description Centred NS 45233 87464
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/130091
- Council West Dunbartonshire
- Parish Kilmaronock (Dumbarton)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Dumbarton
- Former County Dunbartonshire
NS48NE 2.01 centred 45233 87464
Church (NS48NE 2.00) on site of St. Maronock's Church (AT)
OS 6" map, Dunbartonshire, 1st ed., (1860)
(NS 4524 8747) Church on site of St. Ronan's Church (NR)
OS 6" map, Dunbartonshire, 2nd ed., (1922)
The name "Kilmaronock is derived from St. Ronan, a 7/8th century saint (Moronog - "My Little Ronan" - Maronock) - some times erroneously attributed to St. Maronock.
It may be conjectured that in the early 14th century, the principal church came to occupy the site on which the present structure, built in 1813, now stands. Doubtless, this was the pre-Reformation Church of St. Ronan. No trace of this foundation now remains.
In the churchyard is a pre-16th century cross-slab with a sword and Latin cross carved on its face.
A D Lacaille 1927.
In 1325, Robert I granted the church of Kilmaronock with all its pertinents to the monastery of Cambuskenneth to which it belonged until the Reformation.
G Chalmers 1890.
The present church (NS48NE 2.00) bears a stone inscribed '1813' and is still in use. There is no trace of an earlier building.
The cross-slab is as described by Lacaille (1927).
Visited by OS (R D L) 17 January 1963.
Measured Survey (2 November 2021 - 14 April 2022)
NS 45233 87464 Memorial cleaning and a Total Station survey took place at Kilmaronock Church Graveyard in West Dunbartonshire in November 2021 and April 2022. Inscriptions were checked against database records and amendments made. The project was undertaken by Archaeology Scotland with volunteers from the Kilmaronock Kirk Trust.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: Historic Environment Scotland and Archaeology Scotland
Andrew Jepson – Archaeology Scotland
(Source: DES Volume 23)
