St Quivox

St Quivox is a small Scottish village north of Ayr and east of Prestwick. It lies on the B7035 east of the A77.

St Quivox
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OS grid reference	NS 33853 21445
• Edinburgh	66 mi (106 km)
• London	330 mi (530 km)
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 55.4827925°N 4.5737765°W / 55.4827925; -4.5737765

St. Quivox parish church and graveyard

History

The uniquely named village is said to be a corruption either of St Kevoca, St Kevoch or St Kennocha.^[1] It is thought to have been a Christian settlement since the 8th century. It was previously known as Sanchar (Sanquhar) in Kyle, and was renamed after its church (and its saint) in the Middle Ages.^[2]

Auchincruive House and church lie within the parish boundary. Auchincruive church was described as a "rectory" in 1208 and from 1221 to 1238 was linked to a Gilbertine Priory at Dalmilling or Dalmulin, the only Gilbertine Priory in Scotland, but from 1238 to 1560 was under the control of Paisley Abbey before becoming a parish church.^[3]

After the Reformation the church came under the patronage of Alan, 4th Lord Cathcart who then owned Auchincruive House and he instructed a repair and remodelling of the church to Protestant standards in 1595. The church was substantially rebuilt in the 18th century.^[4]

The Scottish Agricultural College was built in the parish in 1927.^[5]

Notable residents

• Very Rev Archibald Charteris (1835–1908) parish minister 1858/9
• Ross Drinnan (1883–1948), first-class cricketer
• Thomas Fergus (1850–1914) NZ politician
• David Hill (1881–1928) footballer
• Rev Dr William McQuhae parish minister 1764 to 1820
• Dr Thomas Oliver (1853–1942)
• George Oswald
• Very Rev George Reid (1693–1763)