History introduction: the kirk and its records

The old history introduction placed the kirk’s architecture beside its continuing place in village life.

More than one period

The heritage record describes a twelfth-century Romanesque core, including a nave, chancel and apse, with later work. It records the Rosebery aisle as a seventeenth-century addition and a replacement western tower in 1937. Reading those layers helps explain why a medieval church can also contain much later details.

The parish history in the archive

The July 2015 introduction referred to a history compiled by Flora Johnson in 2010, drawing on research notes associated with Neil Cameron. That is a bibliographic lead for further research, not a claim that the book is currently on sale. Ask the parish or a library about availability rather than relying on the archived price.

Follow the evidence

Compare written descriptions with dated photographs and drawings. Keep the source date beside any note you make. Continue to the stone carvings guide or the churchyard notes to examine a smaller part of the story.