This old Parish Church is a ruin but still has medieval traces including some of Norman/Romanesque period. The earliest record of Minto ("Myntowe") church is in Bagimont’s Rolls of 1275, this old church was replaced in 1831 by The (new) Parish Church of Minto. The old church which contained burial vaults of Minto’s lairds, baronets, and earls, was demolished and made into a rose garden while gravestones were grouped into the remains of the vestry.
During the demolition of the church, a collection of 400 silver coins were found. They were mostly silver pennies of Edward I, Edward II, and Edward III with one or two of the Scottish kings Alexander III and Robert the Bruce.
There are several old gravestones and memorial stones both within the ruin and in the surrounding area, there is a table tomb and also there is a set of Jougs hanging outside the ruin with a collar measuring about 6" in diameter. The jougs are in really good condition which suggests they are a fairly modern addition.
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