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Kilwinning Old Parish church is located (NS 30321 432940) on the site of the old
The interior is a little less spartan and austere than the exterior. A prominent feature is the Eglinton Loft or Gallery, built as an area for the exclusive use of the Earls of Eglinton and their retinue. A private entrance and the Eglinton Room, complete with fireplace, provided the deference and comfort that the Earls expected.
The fine organ was built by Foster and Anderson in 1897. The Memorial Screen was dedicated in 1990 to the memory of Colonel A. R. Cole-Hamilton who died at Gallipoli in 1915, his mother Sarah, and his wife Gladys. The screen features the Coat of arms of the Cole-Hamiltons and the seal of the Abbot of Kilwinning Abbey.
The church has some fine stained glass windows, including one to Lady Sophia Montgomerie, Countess of Eglinton and wife of the 9th Earl of Eglinton and another by Stephen Adam to the Rev Lee Ker, minister of this church and author of a detailed book on the churches of Kilwinning. The Conn and Hendrie families are likewise commemorated as are James Gaul, Alexander Stewart, Thomas Borland, and the Rev Archibald Hunter.
An 800th Tapestry was created by the members and friends of the Abbey church to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the founding of the abbey.Muir, Page 3
An unusual marble memorial stone is to David Muir, Canmore Kilwinning Abbey site
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The Glasgow's of Montgreenan are buried here, as are the said David Muir (see photograph), a number of the Earls of Eglinton and their families, as well as the Reverend Doctor James Steven who Robert Burns mentions in 'The Calf'.
File:Irregular stonework at Kilwinning Abbey church.JPG, Irregular recycled ashlar stonework
File:Kilwinning abbey tower.JPG, The Kilwinning church tower
File:Montgomerie and Campbell coats of arms.JPG, Coats of arms of the Earls of Eglinton and Loudoun
File:Saint Winning.JPG, Saint Winning as part of the WW2 Memorial
File:Stair to loft with Eglinton and Loudoun arms.JPG, Campbell and Montgomery conjoined arms
Kilwinning Old Parish church is located (NS 30321 432940) on the site of the old Kilwinning Abbey
Kilwinning Abbey is a ruined abbey located in the centre of the town of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire.
History
Establishment of the Abbey
Kilwinning was a Tironensian Benedictine monastic community, named after Tiron in the diocese of Chart ...
, North Ayrshire, Scotland.
History
The first parish church
It is often claimed that the abbey was destroyed during or shortly after Scottish Reformation, but there is no real evidence for this and Timothy Pont, the famous cartographer stated that most of it was still standing in the early 1600s. The structure of this monastery, said Pont, ‘’ He also saw the original abbey records, further proof that it was not destroyed by the Reformers, though they may have been kept at Eglinton Castle by then. Without the revenues from church lands and property, the parish church could not afford to maintain a great building already damaged by wind and weather and as it deteriorated, local builders, including the Earls of Eglinton, helped themselves to a lot of free building material. A'new' parish church seems to have been constructed in the ruins, sometime after that date Pont visited, reusing existing stones. The first Protestant minister was William Kilpatrick in 1587.The existing Abbey church
This building was designed by John SwanClose, Page 66 and built by John Wright and John Garland at the cost of £546,Love, Page 50 being completed in 1774 on the site of its 16th century predecessor. It was constructed at the expense of the Earl of Eglinton. An old stone bearing the arms of the Eglinton family and the date 1593 is incorporated into a wall of the church.The church interior
The interior is a little less spartan and austere than the exterior. A prominent feature is the Eglinton Loft or Gallery, built as an area for the exclusive use of the Earls of Eglinton and their retinue. A private entrance and the Eglinton Room, complete with fireplace, provided the deference and comfort that the Earls expected.
The fine organ was built by Foster and Anderson in 1897. The Memorial Screen was dedicated in 1990 to the memory of Colonel A. R. Cole-Hamilton who died at Gallipoli in 1915, his mother Sarah, and his wife Gladys. The screen features the Coat of arms of the Cole-Hamiltons and the seal of the Abbot of Kilwinning Abbey.
The church has some fine stained glass windows, including one to Lady Sophia Montgomerie, Countess of Eglinton and wife of the 9th Earl of Eglinton and another by Stephen Adam to the Rev Lee Ker, minister of this church and author of a detailed book on the churches of Kilwinning. The Conn and Hendrie families are likewise commemorated as are James Gaul, Alexander Stewart, Thomas Borland, and the Rev Archibald Hunter.
An 800th Tapestry was created by the members and friends of the Abbey church to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the founding of the abbey.Muir, Page 3
An unusual marble memorial stone is to David Muir, Chamberlain
Chamberlain may refer to:
Profession
*Chamberlain (office), the officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign or other noble figure
People
*Chamberlain (surname)
**Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855–1927), German-British philosop ...
to the 9th Earl of Eglinton, who generously left his lands of Woodgreen to the poor of the parish.
The tower of the old abbey fell in 1814, however it was rebuilt on a smaller scale by Messrs Connell of Dalgarven, who also built the Eglinton Tournament Bridge, the architect being David Hamilton. Considerable restorations were made on the choir of the abbey church and in parts of the nave in 1814./ref>
The churchyard
The Glasgow's of Montgreenan are buried here, as are the said David Muir (see photograph), a number of the Earls of Eglinton and their families, as well as the Reverend Doctor James Steven who Robert Burns mentions in 'The Calf'.
Views of the church and grounds
See also
*Eglinton Castle
Eglinton Castle was a large Gothic castellated mansion in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland.
History
The castle
The ancient seat of the Earls of Eglinton, it is located just south of the town of Kilwinning. The original Eglinton Castle w ...
* Eglinton Country Park
Eglinton Country Park is located on the grounds of the old Eglinton Castle estate in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland (map reference NS 3227 4220). Eglinton Park is situated in the parish of Kilwinning, part of the former district of Cunni ...
References
;Notes ;Sources # Close, Robert (1992). ''Ayrshire and Arran. An Illustrated Architectural Guide.'' RIAS. # Ker, Rev William Lee (1900). ''Kilwinning.'' Kilwinning : A. W. Cross. # Love, Dane (2003), ''Ayrshire : Discovering a County''. Ayr : Fort Publishing. . # Love, Dane (2006), ''Lost Ayrshire : Ayrshire's Lost Architectural Heritage.'' Pub. Edinburgh : Birlinn Ltd. . # Muir, B (2006). ''Kilwinning Old Parish Church - The Abbey Church.'' # Ness, J. A. (1968). ''Eglinton Tournament 1839''. Privately produced. {{coord, 55, 39, 14.29, N, 4, 41, 52.65, W, source:nlwiki_region:GB_scale:3125_type:landmark, display=title Category B listed buildings in North Ayrshire Christianity in medieval Scotland History of North Ayrshire Kilwinning