WenMar 21

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/

#ScottishBorders #Scotland #Linton

Show threadTheriac

@Wen
so did a little digging - apparently there was a Linton Loch which was drained in the early 19th century, this explains a lot about why the church was sited there:

The History And Antiquities Of Roxburghshire And Adjacent Districts, From The Most Remote To The Present Time.
By Alexander Jeffeey

A little to the west of Primside loch there formerly existed a large collection of water called Linton loch, but which was several years since drained by the proprietors of the adjoining lands. It was ascertained by measurement that the loch contained a stratum of about 295,110 yards of excellent marl. The land, which was at one time covered by the waters of the loch, now produces good crops, and heavy cattle graze, where only the tall reed was wont to flourish. It is thought that the two lochs were formerly united, and extended west as far as Marlfield.
https://archive.org/download/historyantiquit01jeff/historyantiquit01jeff.pdf

In Scotland ( I don't know enough of other areas of the UK to be comfortable making a blanket assertion) there is usually a correlation with water and the siting of churches as wells, springs and water confluences were often pre-Christian sites of worship.

Mar 21 at 9:46amWeb
Show threadWenMar 21
@Theriac I think it is common across the British Isles, but thanks for the digging, I might (and might not ) have got round to it, although we have contributed to the fund and pointed them in the direction of some other monies that might help with the inevitable additional work that will be required.