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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MUCHRIEHA'S CROSS | St. Muchrieha's Cross and Well St. Muchrieha's Cross and Well St. Muchrieha's Cross and Well St. Muchrieha's Cross and Well St. Muchrieha's Cross and Well |
Mr. Henry Esson Mr. James Neil Mr. Ross Dikehead James Ogg Esq. New Statistical Account |
082 | "The Cross is a rough stone about 3 feet high with a rude Maltese Cross cut upon it: The Well is an excellent perennial Spring formerly encased with Masonry all of which *now however is destroyed. St. Muchrieha was the Guardian of the Well and the New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] mentions that "near the Cross formerly stood a stone of Considerable size called "Muchrieha's Chair," if such was the Case, its site is now entirely forgot. *About a mile and a half north-west from the church, there is a stone with a cross cut on it, and standing near a well. This stone when removed at some olden time, is said to have been miraculously brought back by Muchrieha, the guardian of the well" New Stat. [Statistical] Account, Page 106-9 |
| ST MUCHRIEHA'S WELL | 082 | The Well is an excellent perennial Spring formerly encased with Masonry all of which *now however is destroyed. St. Muchrieha was the Guardian of the Well and the New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] mentions that "near the Cross formerly stood a stone of Considerable size called "Muchrieha's Chair," if such was the Case, its site is now entirely forgot. *About a mile and a half north-west from the church, there is a stone with a cross cut on it, and standing near a well. This stone when removed at some olden time, is said to have been miraculously brought back by Muchrieha, the guardian of the well" New Stat. [Statistical] Account, Page 106-9 |
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Parish of Aboyne Aberdeenshire
St. Muchrieha's Well
If such an object ever existed as St. Muchrieha's Chair noticed in the
New Statistical Account, the Site of it is now unknown.
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 4 - Parish of Aboyne and Glentannar, OS1/1/4
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Aboyne and Glentannar.
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Aberdeen, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.