Auchlyne Estate is not like any ordinary village on the Corentyne; although it is located in the Lancaster/Bloomfield Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) it is managed by the Church of Scotland. The name ‘Auchlyne’ itself comes from an estate in Scotland, and is a corruption of a Gaelic word, the first part of which means ‘land.’

The village which has a population of about 400 is bordered by Bloomfield on the eastern side and Letter Kenny to the west. Residents have built their own homes on the land which they have leased from the management committee of the church and for which they pay a yearly rent of $3,000.

Located on the southern side of the public road is the Scottish-owned St Saviour’s Presbyterian Church, which has a cemetery in the compound. There are just three houses…..