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Dunscore Old Kirk (NGR NX 92661 83241) was a pre-reformation kirk situated on rising ground off a minor road to Merkland, Parish of Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; about 3 km from Auldgirth. The church was known locally as the Kirk of Dunscore; it lies close to Fardingwell Farm and was between Isle Tower and Ellisland of Robert Burns, in the eastern part of the Civil Parish of Dunscore. No identifiable remains of the church can now be seen. The churchyard, consecrated ground, continues to be used for the inhabitants of the local farms, Isle Tower, Friars Carse, etc. ==History== About AD1170 the original place of worship was established by a Norman lord. The land was gifted to the Abbey of Holywood by the Cistercian monks of Melrose. The monks played an important part in developing the area by improving the drainage, growing new crops and by promoting animal husbandry at such places the Friars' Carse grange and elsewhere.〔(Dunscore Church ) Retrieved : 2012-08-10〕 In AD1257 the first mention of the church occurs in a monastic dispute, and then again in 1412. Clearly shown on Timothy Pont's map of circa 1600 as 'Kirk of Dunscore',〔(Timothy Pont's Map ) Retrieved : 2012-08-11〕 In 1645 it was recorded that the church was so ruinous and its position so peripheral to the parish that it was decided to build a new church at what is now known as Dunscore.〔(RCAHMS ) Retrieved : 2012-08-10〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dunscore Old Kirk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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