On
the South side of the church, in the centre of the church yard,
are two cross shafts.The details on one are quit indestinct. However
on the other there are detailed runic and scroll carvings, and a
date of 1103.
Some
of the detailed carving on one of the stones
The
old Church was probably built on the site of a 7th Century monastery,
and is only used for services three times a year.
The
church was appropriated by Calder Abbey in 1160.
When the Dissolution of the Monasteries occured during the reign
of Henry VIII, the church was given over to the Le Fleming family;
Who had been benefactors of Calder Abbey since the 12th Century.
