Volume contents
- 1 - Rothes , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Rothes , page 10
- 20 - Rothes , page 20
- 30 - Rothes , page 30
- 40 - Rothes , page 40
- 50 - Rothes , page 50
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- 136 - Rothes , page 136 (end)
- 137 - Rothes , title page
- 138 - Rothes , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAUSOLEUM on the site of ST. MARY'S CHAPEL | Mausoleum (Date 1844) | Rev. [Reverend] A M. Watt Rothes William Watson Rothes Alexander Green Rothes Inscription on building |
018.16 | A neat mausoleum erected by By Richard Wharton Duff Esqr of Orton it occupies the site of St Mary's Chapel of which there is no vestige now remaining in Clearing out the foundation of the said chapel a small fragment of fret ornament was found which had all the characteristics of the Anglo Norman style, which would point to the chapel being built about this period from 1066 to 1135 The Mausoleum bears a latin inscription of which the rendering is as follows:- "In the honor of the Virgin Mary of which only the remains have come down to our times. Richard Wharton Duff Esqr of Orton mindful of death has caused this mausoleum to be erected in the year of human redemption 1844, that under its roof his own remains and that of his family may rest in peace" * |
Continued entries/extra info
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Co. [County] of Elgin -- Parish of Rothes
[Signed]
James Gray
Sapr R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Moray county, OS Name Books - Moray county - Volume 18 - Parish of Rothes, OS1/12/18
This volume contains place name information from the parish of Rothes.
Ordnance Survey - Moray 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 Moray, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.