Burials
- Bernard of Kilwinning.
- Earls of Eglinton and Winton.
- Glasgows of Montgreenan.
- Reverend Doctor James Steven - mentioned in Burns's 'The Calf'.
- David Muir of Woodgreen - town benefactor and chamberlain to the Earl of Eglinton.
The Earls of Eglinton were buried here until 1886. Several of the families burial vaults existed until 1961, when they were demolished ue to their unsafe condition.
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Famous quotes containing the word burials:
“Cole’s Hill was the scene of the secret night burials of those who died during the first year of the settlement. Corn was planted over their graves so that the Indians should not know how many of their number had perished.”
—For the State of Massachusetts, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)