The High Kirk of Campsie
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Extract from Main Page: The church hasn't been in use since the 1970s when it was all but destroyed by fire. It's now just a shell with no roof and the top half of the tower has been removed to make the structure safe, but the grounds are still well kept and being disused, the building somehow seemed to provide the perfect backdrop for our task. You can see the Campsie Fells in the background. It doesn't come across well in the photo but they loom in the background in real life and totally dominate the whole of Lennoxtown. |
The curch was built around 1829. Its tower originally featured an unusual tapering top section which approximaely doubled its height. I'm told that the fire that put an end to its use as a place of worship happened around 1976.
During their early days in Lennoxtown John's family lived on Main Street, almost opposite the gates to this church, though they subsequently moved to more salubirous accomodation elsewhere in the town.
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