Cotton Hill

Minor road at Ardiecow

Looking south-eastward.

Minor road at Ardiecow

Looking north-westward.

Minor road approaching Oathillock

Looking south-eastward.

Monuments at Kirktown of Deskford

The circular red granite column is an unusual style. The churchyard and monuments are Listed Category A.

The Old Kirk, Kirktown of Deskford

First recorded in 1541, the church was replaced in 1870 with a new building and subsequently unroofed. It is now a Scheduled Monument – but not a Listed Building – largely due to the significance of the sacrament house Link and other memorials

The Old Kirk, Kirktown of Deskford â monument to John Murray

The inscription, starting top left, reads: "HERE LYES IN HOPE OF A BLESSED RESURECTION MR IOHN MURRAY MINISTER OF THE GOSPELL AT DESKFOORD WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE MARCH 1 1719 ALSO IEANOR HIS SPOUSE WHO DEPARTED THE .. DAY OF .. 17.. AND ALSO IAMS MURRAY THIE SON WHO DEPARTED MEAY THE 5 1717" Note the uncompleted date for the death of his spouse. Was she buried elsewhere, or was there no money to pay for the inscription?

Monuments at Kirktown of Deskford

A dedicated section for burials of a particular family. The churchyard and monuments are Listed Category A.

Churchyard at Kirktown of Deskford

The churchyard and monuments are Listed Category A. The church ruins are not part of the Listing but are designated as a Scheduled Monument.

Manse Buildings

These buildings were originally a manse, built about 1785, and when a new manse, now Deskford House, was built nearby in the 1870s they continued in use as offices.

Manse Buildings

These buildings were originally a manse, built about 1785, and when a new manse, now Deskford House, was built nearby in the 1870s they continued in use as offices.

Dominie

Dominie is the Scots word for a head teacher, and Historic Environment Scotland says that this house is called Dominie. It's an appropriate name, because it was originally the parochial schoolhouse. It dates from the early 19th century and is a Category B Listed building. The porch with arched doorway is a later addition, and the conservatory later still.

Dominie

Deskford Old Kirkyard

Although the kirk has long fallen into ruin, the kirkyard is still in regular use. These are some of the more recent stones.

A Iron Gravestone

Iron grave markers are unusual. This one has a conventional stone in an iron frame and backing. It commemorates Jane Donald, daughter of John Donald and Margaret Logie and widow of James Russel, Inspector of Poor, whio died at Milltown of Deskford on 12 July 1871 aged 53.

Burial Enclosure

This enclosure and elaborate stone mark the burying place of Robert Proctor and his wife Elizabeth Garden and some of their family.

Rising Mist

Early morning mist rising from a ploughed field. The effect was very ephemeral - see NJ5463 : Ploughed Fields, taken just one minute later. The farm in the distance is Breach.