Skelmorlie Aisle Traditional Cache
coastwise: Checked this morning and it has gone awol again. Awaiting supplies so will disable for now. Cheers Coastwise.
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A quick nano cache-n-dash in the town centre. Parking in Largs can be pretty manic, (as is much of the driving!) There is parking at the cache site but it can get very busy, especially during the day. Alternative parking at N55 47.672 W004 52.088 or Morrisons car park. The Skelmorlie Aisle of Largs Old Kirk is the remains of a church in the town of largs. The majority of the kirk was demolished in 1802 when the new parish church came into use, but the aisle containing the mausoleum was retained. The Skelmorlie Aisle contains a notable monument built by a local landowner, Sir Robert Montgomerie, seventh laird of Skelmorlie as a burial site for himself and his wife, Dame Margaret DouglasThe aisle was added to the old kirk (church) of Largs in 1636, and comprises a Renaissance canopied tomb above the burial-vault entrance. A third coffin within the tomb is said to be that of Sir Hugh Montgomerie of Eaglesham, a hero of the Battle of Otterburn. It can be compared with other significant tombs, such as that of the Cunninghames, Earls of Glencairn at Kilmaurs in East Ayrshire. Sir Robert's coffin is especially long and much of the lead on the bottom of the coffin is missing, supposedly taken by local fishermen who believed that lead weights made from it would result in a large catch of fish. The painted timber ceiling dates from 1638 and is in vernacular contrast, with lively scenes illustrating the seasons as well as the Montgomerie and Douglas conjoined coat of arms, oddly with the quarters of the Montgomerie arms incorrectly placed as in the Polnoon example. The arms in the panel above the entrance door also have this 'mirror image' arrangement. Today Skelmorlie Aisle is in the care of Historic Scotland. Admission is free, although visitors need to obtain the key from the adjoining Largs Museum. Both the kirkyard and museum are open from late May to early September from 2.00pm to 5.00pm.
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