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Kirkyard Walk

When & Where

Kirkcudbright History Society
Sunday, 3 September 2023 - 2:30pm
St Cuthberts Kirkyard, St Cuthberts Rd, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4XY

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
DG6 4XY
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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=DG6+4XY&hl=en&z=14&t=m