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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLACH AN T-SAGAIRT | Clach an t-Shagairt Clach an t-Sagairt Clach an t-Sagairt Clach-ant-shagairt |
Mr E. McIntosh Mr Alexander McRae Revd [Reverend] J. A. McLennan Old Statistical Account |
046 | A stone on the east bank of the River Avon of about 3 cubical feet, and known by this name. " In the year 1575, soon after the establishment of the reformation in Scotland, a priest who had refused to marry the uncle to the niece was seized by the ruffian and his party, laid upon a faggot, bound to a stone, and in this manner burnt to death, the remembrance of the atrocious deed is still preserved in the name of the stone, which to this day is called Clach-ant-shagairt, or the Priest's stone." Old Statistical Acct. [Account] The stone alluded to in the foregoing extract was washed away by the great flood of 1829, but as another stone stood within a few yards of it which had defied the fury of the flood, the name was transferred to it, and retains it to this day. |
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[Page] 164Co. [County] of Banff -- Ph [Parish] of Kirkmichael
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