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Kirkyard Walk

When & Where

Kirkcudbright History Society
Saturday, 2 September 2023 - 2:30pm to 3:30pm
St Cuthberts Kirkyard, St Cuthberts Rd, Kirkcudbright, Online

Event Details

As part of Scottish Archaeology Month, Doors Open Day and the Kirkcudbright Fringe, Kirkcudbright History Society will be offering a tour of the local historic Kirkyard. A little east of the town it 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. For more information there is a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szpuOeRO7yQ [1] Guides from the society will give an interesting tour of The tour lasts an hour approximately and covers the history of the area and identifies a variety of interesting headstones.

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