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The first church of Stoneykirk, known of old as Steeniekirk and from which the parish takes its name, is believed to have been built between the 12th and 14th centuries and was dedicated to St Stephen. In 1618 the ancient parishes of Clayshant and Toskerton were united to Stoneykirk and the old medieval parish church was rebuilt many years later in 1827. A further union followed in 1974 when the charge of Ardwell-Sandhead joined with Stoneykirk, with the united session continuing under the name of Stoneykirk, and a subsequent link was established in 1988 with Kirkmaiden. The kirk session sat within the Presbytery of Stranraer until 1963 when, by Act of Assembly, the Presbytery of Wigtown and the Presbytery of Stranraer were united together under the name of the Presbytery of Wigtown and Stranraer. |