Prestonkirk Parish Church

Prestonkirk Parish Church is a Church of Scotland parish church at East Linton, in the parish of Traprain, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, close to Preston Mill, Smeaton, Phantassie, and the River Tyne.

View of Prestonkirk

Building

The original church is said to have been founded by Saint Baldred of Tyninghame, also known as St Baldred of the Bass, in the 6th century. The tower of the present church dates from 1631,[1] and the main building from 1770. It was enlarged in 1824 and the interior was redesigned in 1892.[2] The St Baldred window was installed in 1959.[1]

Churchyard

Amongst the persons buried in Prestonkirk churchyard are:

Sources
  • The monumental inscriptions at Prestonkirk were published by the Scottish Genealogy Society in 2000.[3]
  • Local History Society, "By the Linn Rocks", 1999[4]
  • Description of building by Chris Tabraham, Principal Inspector of Ancient Monuments with Historic Scotland[5]

References
  1. "Prestonkirk Parish Church". The Gazetteer for Scotland. 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. "Prestonkirk". Scotland's Churches Trust. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. Prestonkirk, East Lothian, monumental inscriptions. Scottish Genealogy Society. 2000. p. 124. ISBN 978-0901061812.
  4. Ritchie, David (June 1999). By the Linn Rocks: The Story of East Linton and the Parish of Prestonkirk. East Linton Local History Society. p. 136. ISBN 978-0953597406.
  5. Tabraham, Chris (28 May 2012). "A Short History and Tour of Prestonkirk Parish Church". Retrieved 8 September 2015.


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