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,[1] and the main building from 1770. It was enlarged in 1824 and the interior was redesigned in 1892.[2] The St Baldred window was installed in 1959.[1]
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Amongst the persons buried in Prestonkirk churchyard are:
The monumental inscriptions at Prestonkirk were published by the Scottish Genealogy Society in 2000.[3]
Local History Society, "By the Linn Rocks", 1999[4]
Description of building by Chris Tabraham, Principal Inspector of Ancient Monuments with Historic Scotland[5]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Prestonkirk Parish Church". The Gazetteer for Scotland. 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
^ abc"Prestonkirk". Scotland's Churches Trust. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
^Prestonkirk, East Lothian, monumental inscriptions. Scottish Genealogy Society. 2000. p. 124. ISBN978-0901061812.
^Ritchie, David (June 1999). By the Linn Rocks: The Story of East Linton and the Parish of Prestonkirk. East Linton Local History Society. p. 136. ISBN978-0953597406.
^Tabraham, Chris (28 May 2012). "A Short History and Tour of Prestonkirk Parish Church". Retrieved 8 September 2015.
prestonkirk, parish, church, church, scotland, parish, church, east, linton, parish, traprain, east, lothian, scotland, close, preston, mill, smeaton, phantassie, river, tyne, view, prestonkirk, contents, building, churchyard, photo, gallery, sources, referenc. 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 View of Prestonkirk Contents 1 Building 2 Churchyard 3 Photo gallery 4 Sources 5 References 6 External linksBuilding editThe 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 1 and the main building from 1770 It was enlarged in 1824 and the interior was redesigned in 1892 2 The St Baldred window was installed in 1959 1 Churchyard editAmongst the persons buried in Prestonkirk churchyard are Andrew Meikle the inventor of the threshing machine 2 George Rennie agriculturalist and brother of John Rennie civil engineer 2 Photo gallery edit nbsp Church of Scotland The Parish of Traprain Prestonkirk Church nbsp Andrew Meikle George Rennie and John Rennie are buried here nbsp Church towerSources editThe monumental inscriptions at Prestonkirk were published by the Scottish Genealogy Society in 2000 3 Local History Society By the Linn Rocks 1999 4 Description of building by Chris Tabraham Principal Inspector of Ancient Monuments with Historic Scotland 5 References edit a b Prestonkirk Parish Church The Gazetteer for Scotland 2015 Retrieved 8 September 2015 a b c Prestonkirk Scotland s Churches Trust Retrieved 8 September 2015 Prestonkirk East Lothian monumental inscriptions Scottish Genealogy Society 2000 p 124 ISBN 978 0901061812 Ritchie David June 1999 By the Linn Rocks The Story of East Linton and the Parish of Prestonkirk East Linton Local History Society p 136 ISBN 978 0953597406 Tabraham Chris 28 May 2012 A Short History and Tour of Prestonkirk Parish Church Retrieved 8 September 2015 External links editWebpages of Prestonkirk RCAHMS Watch tower at Prestonkirk Historic Environment Scotland Prestonkirk Parish Church Category A Listed Building LB14530 55 59 29 N 2 39 20 W 55 9914 N 2 6555 W 55 9914 2 6555 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prestonkirk Parish Church amp oldid 1142757967, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
