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Kirkyard Tour

When & Where

Kirkcudbright History Society
Wednesday, 2 August 2023 - 2:30pm to 3:30pm
St Cuthberts Kirkyard, St Cuthberts Rd, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4XY

Event Details

Through the summer the History Society offers weekly guided tours of Kirkcudbright's historic kirkyard (a little east of the town on the Gelston road), which was the site of the original Northumbrian 'kirk of Cuthbert' which even Ailred of Rievaulx described as an ancient building in the later 12th-century! It is also the site of Scotland's most southerly Hiberno-Norse burials.
As a taster you might like to watch this video which gives an informative overview of the history of the site and describes several of the people laid to rest .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szpuOeRO7yQ [1]
Tours are free,
Assemble at the kirkyard gate (NX 6802 5115) on the following days 12 July (7.00 pm), 19 July (2.30 pm), 26 July (7.00 pm), 2 August (2.30 pm), 9 August (7.00 pm) and 16 August (2.30 pm).
Any enquiries 01557330193

Contact

Helen Bowick
secretary@kirkcudbrighthistorysociety.org.uk [2]
01557330193

Costs

free

Event Location

View larger map [3]

St Cuthberts Kirkyard
St Cuthberts Rd
Kirkcudbright
Galloway
DG6 4XY
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Source URL:https://www.slhf.org/member-event/kirkyard-tour-21

Links
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szpuOeRO7yQ [2] mailto:secretary@kirkcudbrighthistorysociety.org.uk [3] https://maps.google.com/maps?q=DG6+4XY&hl=en&z=14&t=m