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Ayr Auld Kirk (1654)
Ayrshire
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Kirkport High Street Ayr
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Contact & Burial Authority
Burial groundAyr Auld Kirk (1654)
Site addressKirkport High Street Ayr
Operator addressManager Masonhill Crematorium By Ayr KA6 6EN
County or regionAyrshire
Managing authoritySouth Ayrshire Council
Site statusInactive
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Additional notesThere is a carving of a monk on the church wall. The old monastry was close to the church and the monks would collect water from the River Ayr. The people of Ayr erected the archway in 1954 to mark the tercentenary of the Auld Kirk. Historical points of Interest: Headstone dedicated to John Aitken, chief patron to whom Robert Burns dedicated the \\\"Cotters Saturday Night\\\". There is also a headstone dedicated to the Covenanters, next to the boundary wall at the edge of the river. The Covenanter
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