Old Photograph Old Church And Cemetery Portpatrick Scotland

Old photograph the old church and cemetery in Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The church, dedicated to Saint Andrew was built in 1628 to serve the newly created Portpatrick parish. It was built in a cruciform or Greek cross plan and may be the earliest cruciform church in Galloway. The church continued in use until 1842 when the current parish church was built at the east end of the village. The adjacent graveyard continued to be used for burial until the later 19th century when it was replaced by the New Cemetery on Portree Terrace. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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