A ruined church, the predecessor of the present one, which was built
early in this century. It stands about four miles west from Stranraer.
All the dressed stones of the wall openings have been taken out, so that
nothing remains to tell the date of the structure. In the seventeenth
century a wing (Fig. 1562) has been erected against the north wall,
which probably contained a gallery above and a burial-place below, as
was frequently the case in similar erections about that time. The wall
between the wing and the church is still standing several feet high.
[Illustration: FIG. 1562.--Leswalt Church.]
The wing has been entered by a plain flat lintelled door in the north
wall (Fig. 1563), over which is a window divided into four compartments
by a moulded mullion and transom. This window would light the private
room or gallery on the upper floor. A panel (Fig. 1564) below the window
shows that the place was used as a burial vault, as it contains an
inscription and two coats of arms. The inscription states that it is in
memory of Patritus Agnew of Lochnaw, Earl of Wigton, and Margaret
Kennedy, his spouse; A.D. 1644. The arms on the shields beneath are
those of Agnew and Kennedy.
[Illustration: FIG. 1563.--Leswalt Church. North Gallery.]
[Illustration: FIG. 1564.--Leswalt Church.