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Stichill Kirk is an ancient church situated in the village of Stichill in the old county of Roxburghshire, now part of the Scottish Borders Council in Scotland. The village lies north of the abbey town of Kelso on the B6643 road and is at . ==History== The meaning of the name 'Stichill' is thought to come from the Gaelic signifying a declivity 〔http://stat-acc-scot.edina.ac.uk/sas/sas.asp?action=public Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1791–1799〕 meaning a downward slope, as on a hill.〔http://www.thefreedictionary.com/declivity The Free Dictionary〕 The first mention of the church came in 1124 when Gilleb was described as being the Presbyter of Stichil.〔http://www.stichill.bordernet.co.uk/ Stichill Community Website〕 In the early years, the church of Stichil was in the patronage of the Earls of Dunbar but later in the century, the monks of Kelso obtained both the parish and the church.〔http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ROX/Stichill/index.html Genuki–Stichill and Hume〕 That situation did not change until the Scottish Reformation in the 1560s. and some of the early clerics were: *Gilleb. Presbyter–1124 *W. de Stichel–1153 *Goze, Goscelno, Sacerdos of Stichill–1158〔 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「Stichill Kirk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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