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The church of Kirkcowan, also previously know as Kirkcoan, was dedicated to St Coan and prior to the reformation belonged to the Chapel Royal of Stirling. Ministry is recorded here from 1564 in the person of John McGhie. There have previously been two charges in existence in Kirkcowan, Kirkcowan St Conan's and Kirkcowan Dawson memorial, the two were united in 1954 and the parish remained under the name of Kirkcowan. The parish of Wigtown was linked with Kirkcowan in 1982. Kirkcowan originally sat in the Presbytery of Wigtown until by Act of Assembly XXI, 1963, The Presbytery of Wigtown and the Presbytery of Stranraer were united to form the Presbytery of Wigtown and Stranraer. The present church was built in 1834. |