St Quivox is a small Scottish village north of Ayr and east of Prestwick. It lies on the B7035 east of the A77.
History
editThe uniquely named village is said to be a corruption either of St Kevoca, St Kevoch or St Kennocha.[1] It is thought to have been a Christian settlement since the 8th century. It was previously known as Sanchar (Sanquhar) in Kyle, and was renamed after its church (and its saint) in the Middle Ages.[2]
Auchincruive House and church lie within the parish boundary. Auchincruive church was described as a "rectory" in 1208 and from 1221 to 1238 was linked to a Gilbertine Priory at Dalmilling or Dalmulin, the only Gilbertine Priory in Scotland, but from 1238 to 1560 was under the control of Paisley Abbey before becoming a parish church.[3]
After the Reformation the church came under the patronage of Alan, 4th Lord Cathcart who then owned Auchincruive House and he instructed a repair and remodelling of the church to Protestant standards in 1595. The church was substantially rebuilt in the 18th century.[4]
The Scottish Agricultural College was built in the parish in 1927.[5]
Notable residents
edit- Very Rev Archibald Charteris (1835-1908) parish minister 1858/9
- Ross Drinnan (1883–1948), first-class cricketer
- Thomas Fergus (1850-1914) NZ politician
- David Hill (1881-1928) footballer
- Rev Dr William McQuhae parish minister 1764 to 1820
- Dr Thomas Oliver (1853-1942)
- George Oswald
- Very Rev George Reid (1693-1763)
References
edit- ^ Oxford Dictionary of Saints
- ^ "Saints in Scottish Place-Names - St Quivox, eccles., Ayr". Saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; by Hew Scott; vol. 4
- ^ "St Quivox: Overview of St Quivox". Scottish-places.info. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ "Our history".