St. Quivox parish church and graveyard

St Quivox is a small Scottish village north of Ayr and east of Prestwick. It lies on the B7035 east of the A77.

History

The uniquely named village is said to be a corruption either of St Kevoca, St Kevoch or St Kennocha.[1] It is thought to have been a Christian settlement since the 8th century. It was previously known as Sanchar (Sanquhar) in Kyle, and was renamed after its church (and its saint) in the Middle Ages.[2]

Auchincruive House and church lie within the parish boundary. Auchincruive church was described as a "rectory" in 1208 and from 1221 to 1238 was linked to a Gilbertine Priory at Dalmilling or Dalmulin, the only Gilbertine Priory in Scotland, but from 1238 to 1560 was under the control of Paisley Abbey before becoming a parish church.[3]

After the Reformation the church came under the patronage of Alan, 4th Lord Cathcart who then owned Auchincruive House and he instructed a repair and remodelling of the church to Protestant standards in 1595. The church was substantially rebuilt in the 18th century.[4]

The Scottish Agricultural College was built in the parish in 1927.[5]

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ Oxford Dictionary of Saints
  2. ↑ "Saints in Scottish Place-Names - St Quivox, eccles., Ayr". Saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  3. ↑ Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; by Hew Scott; vol. 4
  4. ↑ "St Quivox: Overview of St Quivox". Scottish-places.info. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  5. ↑ "Our history".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.