Welcome to Heritage Buddies
A project by The Urban Historian, supported by Renfrewshire Council’s Culture, Heritage and Events Fund (CHEF)
🗓 November 2025 – December 2027
Renfrewshire is home to some of Scotland’s most fascinating heritage graveyards — with origins reaching as far back as the 8th to 11th centuries. Many of these sites hold visible burials from around 1600 onwards, each stone and inscription offering a unique window into our shared past.
Heritage Buddies invites you to become part of this exciting journey of discovery. We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help survey these historic sites and uncover the stories of the people who shaped our communities.
Govan School Stones in situ at Inchanan Old Kirk before moving to the new Parish Church
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Latest Blog Posts
- 1st Survey Set
Original Secession Church Graveyard, Abbey Close, Paisley 28th & 29th March 2026 The date of our first survey has been pencilled in for the weekend of 28–29 March. This small graveyard was established in 1769 following the Original Secession Church breaking away from the Church of Scotland in 1749. There are 451 recorded burials within… Read more: 1st Survey Set - John Storie of Paisley
This memorial for John Storie of Paisley in the graveyard of the former Castlehead Church just off Canal Street in Paisley has always attracted my attention. Who was he? What did he manufacture? Did he have a large family? Was he related to the Storie family whom Storie Street in Paisley is named after? From… Read more: John Storie of Paisley - Consultation and Volunteer Recruitment Sessions
