Laigh Kirk, Kilmarnock

Laigh Kirk, Kilmarnock

The Laigh Kirk, Kilmarnock, is a church in Kilmarnock, Scotland. The current church, the third on the site, was built in 1802.Fact|date=May 2008

History

The first church on the site was built in the 1600s and was replaced in 1750. [ [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kilmarnock/kilmarnock/index.html Kilmarnock Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland] ] On 18 October 1801, falling plaster caused a stampede, killing 29 people. [ [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kilmarnock/kilmarnock/index.html Kilmarnock Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland] ] The church was quickly torn down and the existing church was built the following year. [ [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kilmarnock/kilmarnock/index.html Kilmarnock Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland] ]

The church's own website has an account of the history of the site and its integral involvement in both its own and Kilmarnock's history and development. [ [http://www.lwhk.org.uk/content.php?folder_id=24 Laigh West High Kirk - Short History CSS ] ]

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