Old photograph of the Parish Church in Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland. Present church, designed by John Brash of Glasgow, erected 1809 on site of Christian worship since 1252. Third church since Reformation. Spire of 120 feet. Ministers included Doctor George Smith, great-grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson and mentioned by Robert Burns in The Holy Fair. Also Reverend Robert Stirling, inventor of the Stirling Engine.
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