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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST CUTHBERT'S KIRK (Ruins of) [East Calder] | East Calder Church St Cuthbert's Church St Cuthbert's Church |
A Laurie BJ Copland Fullartons Gazetteer Chalmers Caledonia |
004 | [Situation] At the S. [South] West end of East Calder. The ruins of an ancient building of a rectangular form in the Village of East Calder and formerly used as the parish Church previous to its annexation to Kirknewton in 1750 from this time it began to fall into decay and a portion was removed leaving it roofless & a portion of the side walls town down it is supposed to have been a Catholic Church before the reformation and a holy water font is still visible. "East Calder or Calder Clere an ancient rectory in the hire [shire] of Edinburgh united in 1750 to the parish of Kirknewton, the Church which is now demolished was dedicated to St Cuthbert." Fullarton's Gazetteer "The Church of East Calder was dedicated to St Cuthbert At the accession of William the Lion Rudolph De Clere granted the monks of Kelso the church of Caledour and its rights upon condition that they allowed him to have within his court a private chapel without detriment to their mother church" Chalmers Caledonia vol [volume] 2 P. [Page] 797 "In the churchyard of East Calder, adjacent to the village so called stands in like manner the ruin of its ancient place of worship with one of its gables visibly mantled over with ivy and the whole still in such a condition as to indicate at once the original character & purpose of the structure. Here too, the interior has been formed into burying enclosures affording additional security against further dilapidation." Stat Acct [Statistical Account] of the Co. [County] of Edinburgh 1845 Page 447 |
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[Page] 35Parish of Kirknewton
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