St Fillan's Church Hall
This seems like a strange one to include, but if you read our post on St Fillan's church then you'll know the site was relocated due to the Countess at the time being unhappy that so many villagers were near her home. It was relocated to the current Church Hall which resides on the high street complete with churchyard, it's a strange site but a fascinating one so it has been included here.
To recap then, in 1790 the Countess of Morton grew unhappy with the amount of worshipers that were visiting St Fillan's Church on a Sunday. Perhaps she enjoyed a stroll of her gardens during this time and felt vulnerable as the garden gate was quite exposed by the church. It seems she was not a worshipper however, but there is no evidence to support this. Maybe she was and was sick of attending with people peering into her garden? We don't know, but let's stop speculating.
So the Countess kicked up a little stink and it was agreed that a new Parish church would be set up on the high street, St Fillan's Church became derelict and fell into ruin. Much later it was petitioned to restore the original church and so in 2002 the 'temporary' church on the high street was converted into the church hall, despite having its own churchyard.
Of course it didn't make sense to relocate those buried here back to the original churchyard, for many this was the only church they had known to worship in. But we think this gives the site character, a thick layer of history that is more than just bake sales and the WI.
It's a blink and you'll miss it scenario here. You see the black gates and the slightly set back building up a few steps, but it's nestled comfortably in the high street next to shops galore. You'd be able to tell it was special looking at it with its brickwork, but it could be easily mistaken for 'just' another village hall. We're glad we know the history though, it was a gentle walk on a Sunday morning.
Haunted? Yes, but not by anything malicious. You can feel nothing but hope on this ex-religious site. It's refreshing. There's a presence for sure, not of a higher power, but of those who lived happy lives here before. Those who made up this tightknit community, they stand here and look over the everchanging high street, wishing them happy lives as they move on. It's sweet.
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