Linton Kirk, one of Scotland’s oldest churches still in use in the Scottish Borders is surplus to Church of Scotland requirements and a local group are attempting to raise the money to buy it foe the community.

https://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/25941757.communtiy-bands-together-bid-save-historic-linton-kirk/

https://www.lintonkirk.org/

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@Wen oval enclosure suggests it was originally a Celtic religious site so may have origins in the eighth century?

@peterbrown @Wen The #archaeology notes neither support or rule out prior uses. It's also possible that the shape of the kirkyard was simply driven by the available topography.

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