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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church (Ruins of) | Church (Ruins of) Church (Ruins of) Church (Ruins of) |
Revd. [Reverend] Andrew Fleming (Blairs) Revd. [Reverend] John Bower Manse Mr. Francis Shepherd Millbank |
003.14 | This Church is coeval with Maryculter House being erected soon after 1167 AD. as a Chapel of the Knights Templars with graveyard &c. attached, and Continued as a R.C. [Roman Catholic] Chapel until 1560 when it became the Parish Church of the Established religion and (continued) as such up to 1777 when the present Parish Church, Manse, &c. were erected. This Church then fell into disuse and decay so that at present the walls only remains to a few feet in height, the graveyard is yet sometimes used for interments and Contains several fine monuments and other relics & the Sculptured Effigies of a Knight and Lady Supposed to be of the family of Menzies of Pitfodels, and which is situated within the S.E. [South East] walls of the old Church. See descriptive remarks on Maryculter House Supplied by the Revd. [Reverend] Andrew Fleming Procurator Blairs College. [Signed] B. Render Corp. R.E. [Corporal Royal Engineers] |
| Fairy Hillocks | Fairy Hillocks Fairy Hillocks Fairy Hillocks |
Mr. John Smart (Stonyhill) Mr. Francis Shepherd Mr. Duncan Kennedy (Mill Inn) |
003.14 | A very conspicuous Eminence much resembling a ridge or artificial embankment well known by this name. |
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[Page] 8Parish of Maryculter
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