 Recently however, local historian Alastair Hendry unearthed a letter referring to church rents dating prior to 1451.After retranslating the Muniments of Irvine, he dated Loudoun Kirk to 1198.At or soon after its foundation, the revenues of Loudoun Kirk, were allocated to support the monks of the newly founded Kilwinning Abbey, however they were obliged to provide a priest (curate) to attend to the spiritual needs of the parishioners.