Talk:Kirkcudbrightshire Towns and Villages B
Balmaclellan
Balmaclellan Church is now a "T" plan layout, the main part of the church dates to the earlier part of the 1700's, the North Aisle by William McCandlish is later addition completed during the 1830's. Stained glass in the west window was installed in the late 1920's. The graveyard contains a Covenanter stone, a column to five natives who fell in the Crimean War, and a stone to the family of Robert Paterson whose wife kept a school in the village from 1765 to 1785. Robert Paterson was a stone mason who spent the last 40 years of his life searching out the unmarked graves of Covenanters and carving their tombstones. He was immortalised as ‘Old Mortality’ by Sir Walter Scott. Paterson died in Dumfries in 1801 and actually lies buried in an unmarked grave at Caerlaverock.
Buittle
Buittle Parish Church was built from 1817-1819, the design by Walter Newall. A simple 3 bay hall type building with square tower. The addition of the chancel and vestry took place from 1900 to 1902. The old church was dedicated to St Colmanell or Sancanel (both variants of the name Ninian) and dates from 13th century. There is a well of the same name close by.
