OS1/11/48/11
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST KENTIGERN'S CHURCH (Ruins of) [Penicuik] | Church (Ancient) Church (Ancient) |
Revd [Reverend] Mr Moncrieff Revd [Reverend] Mr McMonzie |
018 | [Situation] In the N. E. [North East] portion of PenicuiK A cruciform stone building unroofed in the Rear and having a Steeple in the front. it was once the Parish church and is anterior to the Reformation. it is in the present Church Yard and the burying Vault of the "Brown's of Newhall is within its RuinS - |
| THE LOAN | The Loan The Loan The Loan |
Revd [Reverend] Mr Moncrieff Mr Gibson Mr Jackson |
018 | [Situation] Leading out of PenicuiK in a N. [North] by W. [West] direction A Street leading into the Village of Penicuik and the entrance from the Edinburgh line of Road. |
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Parish of PenicuiK [Page] 11[Note] The parish Church of PenicuiK was dedicated to St. [Saint] Kentigern or St. [Saint] Mungo. Mr JacKson inspector of Poor in PenicuiK and Sir George ClerK[e?] of PenicuiK House are opinion that the above ruins are that of St. [Saint] Kentigern but they Say that the tower which is now almost the only part at present Standing was built, or at least repaired, and modernised by Sir George ClerKe's grandfather who also made alterations to the church. "The parish church of PenycoK bore the name of St. [Saint] Kentigern "as late as 1733." see Chalmers Caledonia vol. [volume] 2. P. [Page] 810
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