Fig. 1598.—Font and Top Stone of Gable.
The whole structure appears to be of the sixteenth century. The top stone of the east gable and a simple circular font (Fig. [1598]) are lying near the ruin.
STOW CHURCH, Mid-Lothian.
The village of Stow is situated on the Gala Water, in the southern part of Mid-Lothian, near the borders of Roxburghshire and Peeblesshire.
The parish was originally called Wedale, and the church belonged to the Bishop of St. Andrews, who had a residence there. Hence the village was known as the Stow of Wedale.
Fig. 1599.—Stow Church. Plan.
The original Church of St. Mary was at a distance from the village, but the existing ruin, which is partly of some antiquity, stands in the ancient churchyard close to the village.
