OS1/4/14/90
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST JOHN'S CHURCH (In Ruins) | St John's Church In Ruins St John's Church In Ruins St John's Church In Ruins Old Church Kirk of Sculls Old Church of Gamrie |
Mr R. McWilliam Alexander Littlejohn A. W. Gardner Esqr. New Statistical Account Old Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer |
005.12 | An ancient edifice said to have been erected A. D. 1004 and dedicated to St. John. The walls are all standing but about one third of it is unroofed, the remainder of the roof is in a very frail state, and will, very likely, soon fall to the ground. "The greatest object of antiquity is the Old church, which universally - Received tradition Relates as having been built at the time of the landing of the Danes in 1004. The following account of the place and its tradition was furnished by the writer to the Aberdeen magazine, 1832, and is believed by the inhabitants to be substantially correct. That green conical mound that tops the east bank of the den, is the castle hill of Findon. It was garrisoned with a part of the Scotch army stationed here to watch the landing of the Danes; a party of whom effected a lodgement on the opposite bank, in the place where the Old Church now stands. The alarm was immediately given, and communicated by means of fires on the mounds, (several of which mounds yet remain on the highest eminences of this and the neighbouring parishes,) which communicated the intelligence Rapidly through the Kingdom, and quickly brought up Reinforcements. Still the Scottish chief (the Thane of Buchan) considered the issue of an attack Rather dubious, and, in order to add the enthusiasm of Religion to that of patriotism among his followers, made a solemn vow to St. John, in presence of the whole army, to build a church to him on the spot where the invaders were encamped, on condition that the Saint [continued on page 91] |
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[Page] 90Co. [County] of Banff -- Parish of Gamrie
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