Prestonkirk Parish Church
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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.
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,{{cite web|title=Prestonkirk Parish Church|url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst11288.html|publisher=The Gazetteer for Scotland|date = 2015 |accessdate=8 September 2015}} and the main building from 1770. It was enlarged in 1824 and the interior was redesigned in 1892. The St Baldred window was installed in 1959.
Churchyard
Amongst the persons buried in Prestonkirk churchyard are:
Photo gallery
Image:Prestonkirk sign.jpg|Church of Scotland, The Parish of Traprain, Prestonkirk Church
Image:Prestonkirk churchyard.jpg|Andrew Meikle, George Rennie and John Rennie are buried here
Image:Prestonkirk Tower.jpg|Church tower
Sources
- The monumental inscriptions at Prestonkirk were published by the Scottish Genealogy Society in 2000.{{cite book|title=Prestonkirk, East Lothian, monumental inscriptions|date=2000|publisher=Scottish Genealogy Society|isbn=978-0901061812|pages=124}}
- Local History Society, "By the Linn Rocks", 1999{{cite book|last1=Ritchie|first1=David|title=By the Linn Rocks: The Story of East Linton and the Parish of Prestonkirk|date=June 1999|publisher=East Linton Local History Society|isbn=978-0953597406|pages=136}}
- Description of building by Chris Tabraham, Principal Inspector of Ancient Monuments with Historic Scotland{{cite web|last1=Tabraham|first1=Chris|title=A Short History and Tour of Prestonkirk Parish Church|url=http://www.ejclark.force9.co.uk/church/index.htm|date = 28 May 2012 |accessdate=8 September 2015}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080930054611/http://www.ejclark.force9.co.uk/pkirk/ Webpages of Prestonkirk]
- [http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/highlightacp.html RCAHMS - Watch tower at Prestonkirk]
- {{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB14530|desc=Prestonkirk Parish Church...|cat=A}}
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Category:Church of Scotland churches in Scotland
Category:Churches in East Lothian
Category:Category A listed buildings in East Lothian