"Some remains of this canonry were, until recently, visible at Halgreen. . . . A portion of the ancient church (the sedilia) may be seen in the churchyard."[1]
This priory was founded during the reign of David I. by Turgot de Rossendal, near the junction of the Esk and Liddel, and was destroyed by the English after the battle of Solway Moss in 1542. The annexed illustration (Fig. 1365) shows the only fragment that survives. It is probably of thirteenth century work (but was omitted in Vol. II.)
The priory, as the residence of the canons, became known as Canonbie.
KIRKBRYDE CHURCH, Dumfriesshire.[2]
A ruin situated five or six miles south-east from Sanquhar.
The church (Fig. 1366) measures 42 feet 4 inches in length by 14 feet 6 inches wide inside.
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Fig. 1366.—Kirkbryde Church. Plan.
There is a north chapel, measuring about 10 feet by 9 feet 3 inches, opening into the church by a round arch.
The east wall (Fig. 1367), on which is the belfry, is almost entire, as is also the greater part of the west wall and the south wall (Fig. 1368).
- ↑ History of Liddesdale and the Debateable Land, by R. Bruce Armstrong, p. 119. We are indebted to Mr. Armstrong for the accompanying illustration.
- ↑ The plan and sketches of this structure are copied from drawings made and kindly lent by Mr. Robert Weir Schultz, architect, Gray's Inn Square, London.
