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Kilmacolm
Kilmacolm village.JPG
The village of Kilmacolm, viewed from Rowantreehill
Kilmacolm is located in Scotland
Kilmacolm

 Kilmacolm shown within Scotland
Population 4,000 (village)
OS grid reference NS365695
Parish Kilmacolm
Council area Inverclyde
Lieutenancy area Renfrewshire
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town KILMACOLM
Postcode district PA13
Dialling code 01505
Police Strathclyde
Fire Strathclyde
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament David Cairns (Lab), Inverclyde
Scottish Parliament Trish Godman (Lab), West Renfrewshire
West of Scotland
List of places: UK • Scotland •

Kilmacolm is a village in the Inverclyde council area and the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on the northern slope of the Gryffe Valley 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-east of Greenock and around 15 miles (24.1 km) west of the city of Glasgow. The village stands distinct from a belt of other nearby villages which together form a number of commuter settlements serving the nearby urban centres.

Much of the modern village was constructed in the Victorian and Edwardian eras following a process of gentrification which surrounded the arrival of the railway in Kilmacolm in 1869, and has gradually expanded thereafter. Kilmacolm retains a small commercial centre and is also reputed to have more millionaires per capita than any other town in Scotland.[1]

The village lends its name to a civil parish, which also includes the neighbouring settlement of Quarrier's Village - constructed as a grand-scale residential orphans' home in the later 19th century - and a large rural hinterland of some 15,000 hectares. The population of the village stands at around 4,500, rising to 7,000 for the entire parish.

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History

Toponymy

Kilmacolm is generally believed to take its name from the Scots Gaelic language, meaning cell or church of Columba, derived from the dedication of its ancient church to St. Columba of Iona.[2] The name would suggest a religious cell was established in the sixth or seventh century, most probably on the site of the parish church, an established site of ancient worship.[3]. Traditionally it is believed that this early religious settlement was the location of a cordial meeting between Columba and St Mungo, patron saint of Glasgow. [4] [5] Although with older origins, the first stone parish church on the site was a Norman construction of the 13th century. The current parish church, known as the Old Kirk incorporates this earlier building into its structure, known as the Murray Chapel.[2]

For a period in the 18th century, Kilmacolm was generally spelled 'Kilmalcolm', based on a presumption that the settlement's name originated with one of the kings of Scotland named Malcolm. A vote of the parochial board in 1905 altered the accepted spelling to 'Kilmacolm', based largely on a case made by the Rev. James Murray, Minister of the Parish that this association was mistaken.[6]

Early settlement

Kilmacolm Parish Church, the "Old Kirk", dating back to the 13th century on an ancient site of worship.

The early human settlement of Kilmacolm can be traced as far back as the Stone Age, with a number of archaeological discoveries made within the village dating from that period. The most significant of these findings is the agricultural homestead located near to the Knapps Loch, which was excavated in the early 1960s.[7] Later examples of human habitation in the parish are numerous.[8]

As the Romans advanced north through Britain, they entered Kilmacolm - near to the Antonine Wall and contributing to the defence of the Empire's northern frontier. A Roman road leading to a fort at Old Kilpatrick was constructed through the north of the parish. Other forts were built at nearby Whitemoss, with a more significant one on Barochan Hill outside of neighbouring Houston. The Romans' continued presence as far north as Kilmacolm was, however, short lived.[9]

Mediaeval and early modern Kilmacolm

Finlaystone House, seat of the Earls of Glencairn

Kilmacolm was part of a largely feudal society in the Middle Ages, with two main families controlling the parish: the Dennistouns and the Lyles.[10]

Duchal: Lyles and Porterfields

Duchal Castle, on the outskirts of Kilmacolm, was constructed by Ralph de l’Isle (later Anglicised to Lyle) and remained in the family until purchased by the Porterfields in 1544 who remained there until 1710 when much of it was deconstructed and the stone used to build a new home further down the River Gryffe, which exists to this day as Duchal House. The ruins of the castle are still located in the parish. The name 'duchal' means 'between two rivers' and this indeed is reflected in the Castle's position, set between Green Water and its tributary, the Blacketty Water.

Most significant in the Castle's history was its siege by King James IV of Scotland, following the Lyle's support of an insurrection against him. According to accounts, the inhabitants of the Castle surrendered immediately on the sight of the famous Mons Meg cannon being rolled into position against them.

The Porterfields were staunch Covenanters and Duchal was widely seen as a refuge when the profession of such sympathies was criminalised and conventicles were held on the natural amphitheatre which is positioned within the present-day 14th hole of the Kilmacolm Golf Club. The estated was sequestered in 1684 and the men of the Porterfield family arrested; it was however returned following the Glorious Revolution.

The last of the Porterfield family was James Corbett Porterfield, who died without an heir in 1855. His estate then passed to Sir Hugh Shaw-Stewart, 8th Baronet. Duchal was subsequently purchased by the first Lord Maclay, and remains in the family to this day.

Dennistouns, Maxwells and Cunninghams

Newark Castle, formerly in the parish and seat of the Maxwells.

The last of the Dennistoun family, begun in the mid-12th century, was Sir Robert Dennistoun, who died in 1399 with no male heirs. His two daughters inherited his estates, and married into two new noble families: the Cunninghams, later to become the Earls of Glencairn with a seat at Finlaystone House, and the Maxwells, later to build Newark Castle.

In 1668, Sir George Maxwell sold much of his lands at Newark to the city of Glasgow, for the development of Port Glasgow. A later Sir George Maxwell disposed of his lands in the early 18th century.[11] Newark Castle is now controlled by Historic Scotland.

With the death of John Cunningham, 15th Earl of Glencairn in 1796 his title became extinct. Finlaystone House was passed to multiple owners, and is now the seat of the chief of the Clan MacMillan.

Modern Kilmacolm

The Lyle Buildings, Lochwinnoch Road - a row of small shops in the Victorian village centre.

The arrival of the railway in Kilmacolm in 1869 marked a significant turning point in the village's history and lead to Victorian era expansion on a grand scale. Kilmacolm's connection was the result of the expansion of railway companies into the shipping trade and the perceived need to link Glasgow directly to Greenock's waterfront. Links to the wider world, and particularly Glasgow, made the village an attractive dormitory settlement.[12]

Kilmacolm expanded at an unprecedented speed and many of the large Victorian villas which characterise the village today were constructed, as well as such attractions as the Hydropathic Hotel (see: hydropathic establishment) and facilities such as banks and plumbed water. With this expansion, the traditional importance of agriculture to the local economy declined significantly.[13] Slightly further east on the railway line, William Quarrier's Orphans' Homes were opened in the 1870s and remained as a residential children's community until the late 1970s. Since then, what has become known as Quarrier's Village has become largely residential.[14]

In the 1920s, a local referendum was held in the village under the Temperance (Scotland) Act 1913, resulting in it becoming a dry parish where the sale of alcohol was illegal. The village continued to have no public housees from this time until the 1990s.[15]

The modern village retains the character of its Victorian and Edwardian boom.[16] Kilmacolm railway station was closed in 1983, following a decline in the line's importance in the latter half of the 20th century. The track has been converted into a cycle path, and is now part of the Clyde to Forth cycle route (National Cycle Route 75). However the village population has continued to increase, with the construction of modern housing continuing until the present day.[citation needed]

Geography

Neighbouring towns, villages and places.
Port Glasgow Newark Langbank
Clyde Muirshiel North Houston
West   Kilmacolm    East
South
Largs Lochwinnoch Bridge of Weir

At 55°53′27″N 4°36′58″W / 55.89079°N 4.61601°W / 55.89079; -4.61601 Kilmacolm is situated in the Gryffe Valley in Scotland's western Central Lowlands. The village lies 350 feet (107 m) above sea level, 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Port Glasgow, 7.5 miles (12 km) east-south-east of Greenock, the administrative centre of Inverclyde; and 15 miles (24 km) west-north-west of Glasgow, the nearest city.[2]

Kilmacolm lies within a civil parish of the same name of 29.6 square miles (76.7 km2) of largely rural land.[17][18] The parish stretches to the Firth of Clyde, some 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the village, and west into the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park.[17][18] The parish borders the parishes of Erskine, Greenock, Houston and Killellan, Inverkip, Kilbarchan, Largs, Lochwinnoch and Port Glasgow.[18]

The area generally consists of lightly sloping and occasionally rocky (mostly granite) moorland.[17] The River Gryffe, a tributary of the Black Cart Water, begins its flow in the village, running through Quarrier's Village and then on to Bridge of Weir and other villages in the Gryffe Valley.[17][19] A number of significant bodies of water exist close to the village, including yjr Auchendores reservoir at Cloak (to the north of the village) and the Knapps Loch, part of the Duchal estate.[20][21]

Demography

See also: Demography of Scotland
Kilmacolm in the UK Census 2001[22]
Kilmacolm Inverclyde Scotland
Total population 4,000 84,203 5,062,011
Foreign born 3.8% 2.1% 3.8%
Over 75 years old 8.7% 7.3% 7.1%
Unemployed 2.4% 4.6% 3.9%

In the 2001 United Kingdom Census, Kilmacolm is listed as a locality area consisting of the main village settlement.[23]

The total population of the village and census area was 4,000. 95.9% of this population were born in the United Kingdom, with 81.0% born in Scotland or a part of the UK not specified. 0.4% were born in the Republic of Ireland, with 1.1% born in the rest of Europe and 2.4% born elsewhere.[22]

The median age of males and females living in Kilmacolm was 43 and 46 years respectively, compared to 37 and 39 years for those in the whole of Scotland. Kilmacolm has a higher than average level of older people, with categories of people under the age of 45 being below the Scottish average, and categories above that age being higher; 23% of people in Kilmacolm are of pensionable age and over contrasting with 19% in Scotland as a whole.[24]

Landmarks

St Columba's Church, the steeple of which dominates the skyline of the village centre.
Kilmacolm Village Centre - a former Victorian schoolhouse

Whilst having a long history, the majority of Kilmacolm’s significant architecture is Victorian in origin, dating back to the arrival of the railway in the village and the subsequent boom in population. Utilising a wide variation of styles, the parish contains a considerable number of listed and notable buildings.[25]

William Leiper’s flamboyant Gothic Revival St Columba’s Church (c.1902) is the most apparent Category A listed building in the village. The parish church (Old Kirk), mainly constructed in 1831 incorporating a 13th century chancel, is B-listed and another example of the Gothic Revival style. The third listed church in the parish, Mount Zion Church (Quarrier’s Village; 1888; Robert A Bryden) is also Category B listed and in the Scots Baronial style.[25]

Other notable non-residential listed buildings in the parish include Bridge of Weir Hospital built by William Quarrier, as a sanatorium for tuberculosis sufferers at the turn of the 20th century, in the free revivalist style and incorporating ecclesiastical references. The Hospital buildings are Category B listed, and have been converted into private flats. Shallot, the former mansionhouse of Adam Birkmyre which now accommodates the St Columba's Junior School, constructed in 1884, is also B-listed. Also significant in the centre of the village are the two former schoolhouses, both Victorian and currently undergoing renovation to be used as a new community centre and library.[25][26] This renovated village centre is to be known as the Cargill Centre as a result of a large donation to the project from the WA Cargill Trust.[27]

In the countryside outside the village are the ruins of Duchal Castle, dating back to the 13th century and lending its name to the modern Duchal House and estate in the village.[28] On a hill above the village lies the derelict remains of Balrossie School, formerly the Sailors’ Orphans’ Home.[29] Of historical interest are preserved examples of significant anti-aircraft batteries dating back to the Second World War contained within the parish, and a Decontamination Centre built in case of gas attacks on the United Kingdom.[30][31] There is also a narrow-gauge railway line formerly used for grouse-shooting in Kilmacolm. Known as the Duchal Moor Railway, it lies within the Clyde Muirshiel Park; it was used by, amongst others, King Edward VIII and finally closed in the 1970s.[32]

Residential buildings

Windy Hill, Charles Rennie Macintosh's largest work in the village.

A number of large private homes are also notable in the parish, which are also drawn from a wide variety of architectural styles. The village hosts a number of examples of the arts and crafts style, most notably Windyhill (c.1900), designed by Charles Rennie Macintosh, one of a number of buildings he was involved with in the village.[33] Some other notable architects to have practiced in Kilmacolm include James Salmon, William Leiper and Sir John James Burnet.[25]

Also of significance are the former orphans’ homes at Quarrier's Village, many of which are listed. The homes were designed individually according to the wishes of donors, mainly by Glasgow architect Robert A. Bryden. In addition to Mount Zion Church mentioned above, the Quarrier’s schoolhouse and former Elise Hospital (now a home for the elderly) are of architectural note.[25]

Finlaystone House, a mansionhouse in the Baronial Revival style and former seat of the Earls of Glencairn, is Category A listed. The current building is mainly that constructed in 1760 around an earlier nucleus, and extensively added to and altered c. 1873.[25] It is now seat of the Chief of the Clan MacMillan, with both building and grounds used for public events and visits.[34]

Monuments

Kilmacolm has a large Celtic cross-style war memorial sited on a hill to the south-east of the village. The land that it is built upon was donated for the purpose by the first Lord Maclay, who purchased Duchal House and its estates in 1915 and lost two sons in the Great War.[35]

A monument containing a time capsule is also present in the village centre, outside the old schoolhouse. It was created in 1985 to celebrate International Youth Year. [36] A lion statue lies in Birkmyre Park.[37]

Culture and community

Birkmyre Park, with pavilion visible
The Knapps Loch, Kilmacolm.The village is shown in the top right. Most of the surrounding countryside is moorland.

Parks and recreation

A number of community facilities are available in the village. The main recreational space in the village is Birkmyre Park, which was donated by local merchant Adam Birkmyre for the benefit of the parish in 1897. The park is held and managed by the Birkmyre Trust.[38] The recent development of the park has modified the pavilion to contain a fitness gymnasium, a café and changing facilities adjacent to a new children’s playpark.[39] Birkmyre Park also hosts association football, rugby and cricket within its grounds.[40]

There are two smaller parks in the area: West Glen Park and the playpark in Quarrier’s Village.[41]

Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park extends into the parish, which is also home to the Glen Moss Wildlife Reserve, operated by the Scottish Wildlife Trust.[42]

There is also a Kilmacolm Golf Club.[43]

Events

There was formerly a funfair held annually in Birkmyre Park. Due to park refurbishment, it has not continued in recent years although alternative sites are under review.[41]

The field beside the Knapps Loch is used for community events such as the Kilmacolm and Port Glasgow Agricultural Society's annual show and the Bonfire Night celebrations organisedby the Kilmacolm & Quarriers Village Conservative & Unionist Party.[21]

Governance

Central government

Kilmacolm and Quarrier's village are part of the Inverclyde constituency for elections to House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[44] The current Member of Parliament is David Cairns MP. The constituency was created in 2005, with Kilmacolm previously falling within the West Renfrewshire constituency.

For elections to the Scottish Parliament, Kilmacolm is currently part of the West Renfrewshire constituency, with similar boundaries to the former UK Parliament constituency of the same name, and the West of Scotland Scottish Parliament electoral region.[44]

Local government

Kilmacolm and Quarrier's Village are governed as part of the local authority area of Inverclyde. In local council elections, Kilmacolm was a safe Conservative ward and typically elected the only Conservative member to the council.[45] Following the death of Councillor Alex Calvert, a by-election was held in the village on 8 February 2001. Turnout fell to 43.9%, down from 65.3% in the 1999 election, and turned Kilmacolm into a Tory-Liberal Democrat marginal ward, with the Conservatives' - represented by the former councillor's wife, Helen Calvert - lead being slashed 29% to 6%.

In 2003, Liberal Democrat Tom Fyfe was elected by a narrow margin in Kilmacolm, also marking the return of control of Inverclyde Council from Labour to the Lib Dems.

Following the introduction of proportional representation in local council elections, Kilmacolm was joined with Port Glasgow to create a four-member ward known as Inverclyde East in time for the 2007 local elections. The four councillors currently representing the ward are Tom Fyfe (Liberal Democrat), Jim Macleod (Scottish National Party), Stephen McCabe (Labour), and David Wilson (Conservative)[46].

The village also has a community council to represent it, chaired by former councillor Helen Calvert.[47]

Civil parish

Mount Zion Church (the 'Children's Cathedral' in Quarrier's Village

Kilmacolm is also the name of a wider civil parish centred on the village mostly consisting of rural hinterland. Such parishes are little used by modern government, but remain for statistical and some other purposes. The population of the Parish of Kilmacolm is circa 7000.

The sole other significant settlement in the Parish of Kilmacolm is Quarrier's Village. It is located around a mile and quarter south of the village centre and was constructed on farmland by the Glasgow philanthropist William Quarrier as a children's home in several cottage-style settings. The cottages mostly no longer serve this function and are now largely private dwellinghouses. Quarrier's Village falls within the modern community council area of Kilmacolm, and both have in the past shared numerous functions such as school boards. A great deal of residential development has taken place in Quarrier's in the past decade and is ongoing, expanding its size considerably.

Transport

Kilmacolm is well connected by road, lying on the A761 between Greenock and Paisley a short distance from the link to the M8 motorway to Glasgow at Johnstone, and is thus popular with commuters.[48][49]

As previously mentioned, rail services to the village ceased in the 1980s, and Kilmacolm's nearest rail link is at Port Glasgow railway station. It is also close to Glasgow International Airport.[1]

Education

There are currently two schools in Kilmacolm: Kilmacolm Primary School, a state school, and St Columba's School, an independent school offering both primary and secondary education. The nearest state secondary schools in Inverclyde which serve the village are in Port Glasgow and Houston.[1]

The first schoolhouse was opened in the village in 1858. With the increase in population and the compulsory education introduced by the parish school board in 1889 under the Education (Scotland) Act 1872 the small building could no longer cope with demand and in 1888 a larger building was constructed adjacent to the old with accommodation for 600 pupils. In the 1960s, the school moved to a 1960s building elsewhere and continues to exist as Kilmacolm Primary School, whilst the old schoolhouse is used as a community centre.[50]

1897 saw the creation of St Columba's School, an independent day school for girls, in the village. Since 1982, the school is fully coeducational, and the serves 730 pupils between its junior and senior schools.[51][52]

Religion

Religion has had a significant impact in Kilmacolm's history. It was the site where John Knox performed what was possibly the first Protestant communion in Scotland, a centre for Covenanters and a home for numerous historic religious festivals - often accompanied by drinking and 'riotous behaviour'.[53]

The Parish Church, known as the "Old Kirk", is ancient in origin. Its chancel dates back to the 13th century and is incorporated into the modern structure, built in 1830 as a replacement for a structurally unsound 16th century main building, as the Murray Chapel.[54]. As the village evolved, a number of more recent additions to the religious life of Kilmacolm have come and often gone.

In 1858, a number of the Parish's inhabitants broke away to form a United Presbyterian church in what had until recently been the abandoned Reformed Presbyterian Church. In 1868 the Church of St James was constructed on the site which now houses the Royal Bank of Scotland branch and lends its name to the town's main shopping terrace.

Again in 1900 that a new church was planned, being completed in 1903 - formerly St James Church, now the presently standing St Columba's Church, which dominates the village's skyline. The church, by various unions, has now become part of the established presbyterian Church of Scotland, alongside the Old Kirk. These two churches are the extant Church of Scotland congregations in the village, with another formerly based in Mount Zion Church, meeting in Quarrier's Village. The area falls within the Presbytery of Greenock and Paisley in the Synod of Clydesdale (see: Church of Scotland synods and presbyteries).[55]

Another St Columba's Church existed in the village due to another schism in the parish in the 1870s. The church stood on Bridge of Weir Road, and is recorded as standing in 1907 although the date of its construction is unknown. The magnificent spire and much of the church was demolished in the 1960s, but the main hall still remains and serves as the Kilmacolm Masonic Temple facing onto Glebe Road. The slates from the roof of the old church were used on the roof of "The Glen" being built at that time in Glencairn Road. When the church was demolished, the name St Columba's church passed to the former St James Church.

In the modern day, there are a number of other smaller but notable churches in the village. Kilmacolm forms part of the Episcopalian (Anglican) Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway and is served by St Fillan's Church. It also falls within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paisley and was formerly associated with the Parish of Bishopton. Since the construction of its first church, St Colm's, in 1945 it has become an independent parish.

Public Services

Policing in Kilmacolm is provided by Strathclyde Police. The villages of Kilmacolm and Quarriers form the main part of the Inverclyde East community policing area, within Strathclyde's K Division (Renfrewshire and Inverclyde).[56] There is a police office in the village.[57] Strathclyde Fire and Rescue is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the Kilmacolm area, the nearest station being at Port Glasgow.[58]

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is the National Health Service Board serving Kilmacolm. Within the village itself, there are two general practitioner's surgeries,[59] and the nearest hospital is the Inverclyde Royal Hospital in Greenock.

Kilmacolm forms part of the Western water and sewerage regions of Scotland. Waste management is provided by the Inverclyde local authority. Water supplies are provided by Scottish Water, a public body. Kilmacolm's Distribution Network Operator for electricity is Scottish Power.[60] The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, also a public body, has direct operational responsibilities, such as supporting (and in some cases running) local bus services in Kilmacolm and across Strathclyde.[61]

References

Footnotes

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  7. ^ Roe, p.2-4
  8. ^ Roe, p.4-14
  9. ^ Roe, p.14-18
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  11. ^ Roe, p. 165
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  13. ^ Roe, 116-118.
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