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The remains of a church, associated graveyard and mort-house, built on the site of a stone circle and an earlier medieval church. A circle of twelve stones was overturned prior to the building of the first church and graveyard. The circle was in the centre of the churchyard. One stone was uncovered during demolition of a building in 1821 and was placed within the churchyard and seen circa 1840, but subsequently removed. The other stones were presumed to be still buried. The church is first mentioned in 1178, as dedicated to St. Serf and its lands bestowed on Lindores Abbey. This church and another structure attached to it were removed in 1821 and two skeletons, side by side and at right angles to the building were revealed. The position of the church is shown on G Brown's 1770 plan of the lands of Williamston, approximately 12m south of the current, ruinous, church. This was built in 1789, but has a bird cage belfry dated 1680. This church was dedicated to St Andrew and was in turn abandoned in 1938 in favour of South Church and is now roofless. It has round-headed windows and doors and the walling contains several reused stones. The derelict mort-house in the kirkyard is early 19th century. A one-storey structure on a subterranean basement with pyramidal slated roof and a large window for surveying the kirkyard.
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