Glencairn Aisle

The Glencairn Aisle or Glencairn Vault at Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire is a vaulted chamber built as a place for private contemplation and prayer and also contains a large memorial monument, as well as the burial crypt of the Cunningham Earls of Glencairn and their family members. It houses an exceptional ornately carved stone monument dated 1600 that commemorates James Cunningham, the 7th Earl of Glencairn, his countess, Margaret Campbell and eight of their children. It is the oldest such monument in Ayrshire and the oldest post-reformation monument in Scotland. The other Ayrshire examples being the Bargany Aisle at Ballantrae of circa 1601, the Skelmorlie Aisle at Largs of 1639 and the Hamilton Aisle at Dunlop of 1641.

Glencairn Aisle

The Glencairn Aisle or Glencairn Vault at Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire is a vaulted chamber built as a place for private contemplation and prayer and also contains a large memorial monument, as well as the burial crypt of the Cunningham Earls of Glencairn and their family members. It houses an exceptional ornately carved stone monument dated 1600 that commemorates James Cunningham, the 7th Earl of Glencairn, his countess, Margaret Campbell and eight of their children. It is the oldest such monument in Ayrshire and the oldest post-reformation monument in Scotland. The other Ayrshire examples being the Bargany Aisle at Ballantrae of circa 1601, the Skelmorlie Aisle at Largs of 1639 and the Hamilton Aisle at Dunlop of 1641.