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# Heritage Buddies

Where Buddies Rest, Stories Rise

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](http://heritagebuddies.uk/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Blog](http://heritagebuddies.uk/blog/)
- [Renfrewshire Doors Open Weekend](http://heritagebuddies.uk/renfrewshire-doors-open-weekend/) - The first weekend of September will be busy for Heritage Buddies as we embrace Doors Open Weekend in Renfreshire & Scottish Archaeology Month .
- [Erskine Graveyard Tour - 18th July](http://heritagebuddies.uk/erskine-graveyard-tour-18th-july/) - On Saturday 18th July we will be hosting the old Erskine Graveyard Tour. The graveyard is on Ferry Road, next to Bishopton Parish Church.
- [Erskine graveyard additional tour](http://heritagebuddies.uk/erskine-graveyard-additional-tour/) - Due to demand, a second tour of the graveyard at Erskine (Bishopton Parish Church) has been organised for 3pm on the 18th July. This tour is now fully booked.
- [Laigh Kirk](http://heritagebuddies.uk/laigh-kirk/) - The Laigh Kirk of Paisley was opened in 1738 and burials at the site started very quickly after that. Burial records for the graveyard are lost, but the register of Lair Owners still exists, and several transcriptions have been carried out since the 1850s. In September 2025 a new volume of transcriptions of the headstones
- [Free Lunchtime Talk: Graveyard Stories of Wider Renfrewshire](http://heritagebuddies.uk/free-lunchtime-talk-graveyard-stories-of-wider-renfrewshire/) - Where Buddies Rest: Stories Rise When? Wednesday 27th May 2026, 1pm Where? The Govan Stones Project, Govan Old Church, 866 Govan Rd, Glasgow, G51 3UU Auld stanes and auld kirkyards, what's not to like!? We have a fabulous FREE lunchtime Talk on Wednesday 27th of May @1pm. Stephen Clancy of Heritage Buddies will be discussing
- [Historic Graveyard Tours](http://heritagebuddies.uk/historic-graveyard-tours/) - Between April and November during 2026 and 2027 we will be giving free historic graveyard tours throught Renfrewshire. The full list can be found on our dedicated Tours page. The first tour will be on Saturday 25th April 2026 at 1pm at the former Laigh Kirk Graveyard on New Street, Paisley. All tours can be
- [1st Survey Set](http://heritagebuddies.uk/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
- [John Storie of Paisley](http://heritagebuddies.uk/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.
- [Consultation and Volunteer Recruitment Sessions](http://heritagebuddies.uk/consultation-and-volunteer-recruitment-sessions/) - Our next Consultation and Volunteer Recruitment Session is on Monday 17th November in Renfrew Library between 2 and 5pm. If you have not made it to a session yet, you are more than welcome. There will be a few more on the 24th and 28th November along with one on the 5th December. i'm also
- [Project Consultation / Recruitment Sessions](http://heritagebuddies.uk/project-consultation-recruitment-sessions/) - We can now confirm the date and times of our project consultation and recruitment sessions across Renfrewshire. The Consultation / Volunteer sessions will be held on: Sat 8th Nov 10am - 1pm Paisley Arts Centre Tues 11th Nov 10am - 12.45pm Lochwinnoch Library Monday 17th Nov 2 – 5pm Renfrew Library Monday 24th Nov 2
- [Project Press Release](http://heritagebuddies.uk/project-press-release/) - Announcing Heritage Buddies Where Buddies Rest: Stories Rise Heritage Buddies Project Launched to Explore and Preserve Renfrewshire’s Historic Graveyards The Urban Historian is proud to announce the launch of Heritage Buddies, a new community heritage project supported by Renfrewshire Council’s Culture, Heritage and Events Fund (CHEF). Running from now until December 2027, the project will
- [Welcome to Heritage Buddies](http://heritagebuddies.uk/welcome-to-heritage-buddies/) - Heritage Buddies is a new project from The Urban Historian and Renfrewshire Heritage to investigate the historic graveyards of Renfrewshire. The project will establish two volunteer research groups to investigate greavyards and research the stories of those buried in them. The project will also include two talks on the history of the graveyards of Paisley

## Pages

- [Welcome](http://heritagebuddies.uk/)
- [3D Views](http://heritagebuddies.uk/3d-views/) - Users Guide At the moment this is a test page. As we work through the Renfrewshire graveyards and learn the technology better, we will be adding more 3D renderings of some of Renfrewshire's headstones. If viewing on a PC , you can use the + and - buttons to zoom in and out. To move
- [Graveyard Tours](http://heritagebuddies.uk/tours/) - From April to November during 2026 and 2027 we will be giving montly tours of some of Renfrewshire's Heritage Graveyards, All tours are free and open to anyone. Tours can be booked through the Urban Historian's booking website at theurbanhistorian.uk/book-an-event/ Please note that the main booking website theurbanhistorian.co.uk crashed on the 30th June 2026. A
- [Abbey Close Graveyard](http://heritagebuddies.uk/abbey-close-graveyard/) - Abbey Close Graveyard - Transcriptions of the Abbey Close Secession Church Graveyard in Paisley. Transcriptions made March to May 2026 by Heritage Buddies.
- [Paisley Graveyards](http://heritagebuddies.uk/paisley/) - Welcome to our overview of Paisley's Heritage Graveyards. As the project develops more blog posts relating to the graveyards will be added. Abbey Close Secession Church Graveyard We have completed our survey of the Abbey Close Graveyard and are currently working through the data and images. We are now in a position to publish unedited
- [Map](http://heritagebuddies.uk/map/) - Renfrewshire's Historic Graveyards contain a wealth of information for local and family historians providing glimpses into the past. This website aims to gather useful information in one place for any researcher. This map shows all historical graveyard and chapel sites in modern day Renfrewshire. To view a list of all sites please cick the button
- [Volunteer](http://heritagebuddies.uk/participate/) - Volunteer We want the local communities to participate in this project. Two reseach groups have been established to: Carry out archaeological based surveys of selected graveyards Carry out detailed recordings of the headstones and monuments including new full transcriptions and photography Research the history of the graveyard Research the family history of selected families that
- [Subscribe](http://heritagebuddies.uk/subscribe/) - Enter you email to hear the latest news and keep up to date with Heritage Buddies activities. Your email address will only be used for the Heritage Buddies project. If at anytime you wish to have your name and email removed from the distribution list please send us a quick message on our contact form
- [Contact](http://heritagebuddies.uk/contact/) - If you would like to recieve updates on our events and activites please go to the subscribe page Please use this form to contact us for information on the project or to discover more about volunteering fior our graveyard surveys or research into the lives of those buried.
- [Wider Renfrewshire Gaveyards](http://heritagebuddies.uk/renfrewshire/) - This page will provided detailed information on the graveyards in the wider Renfrewshire area (excluding Paisley).
- [Lost Graveyards](http://heritagebuddies.uk/lost-graveyards/) - This page will provide details of the lost graveyards of Renfrewshire.
- [Sample Page](http://heritagebuddies.uk/sample-page/) - This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike messenger

## Categories

- [News](http://heritagebuddies.uk/category/news/)
- [Paisley](http://heritagebuddies.uk/category/paisley/)