Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH formerly Church of St Mary [Monymusk] | Church (supposed remains of) Priory | Mr James Porter Rev. [Reverend] Thomas Dawson Rev. [Reverend] Alexander Ogilvie |
063 | This old edifice is situated on the east side of the village. There is very little information to be gleaned in the neighbourhood concerning it; further than that, it is supposed to have been a Chapel, attached to the Priory, which, according to Buchanan, was founded by Malcolm Canmore, in the 11th Century. In 1825, there was a wing added to the north side it; nine feet taken off the tower; the old windows closed up, and new, and somewhat larger ones put in. The door in the tower, which has not been interfered with, is low, and very narrow; and has all the appearance of Antiquity about it. "The parish Church stands east side of the Village. The date of its erection is unknown, but it is supposed to have been built in the 11th century when the priory was founded here [continued on page 34] |
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County of Aberdeen -- Parish of Monymusk
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 64 - Parish of Monymusk, OS1/1/64
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Monymusk.
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.