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This church served as the cathedral of the diocese till the properly so called was constructed and it was in its chancel that King Alexander l
Gart them to the altar bring
His comely steed of Araby
Saddled and bridled costlyly
Covered with a fayre mantlet
Of precious and fine velvet
With his armoury of Turkey
That prince then used generally
When he bestowed the Cursus Apii and other valuable gifts on the church of St Andrews. Very near the tower some curiously carved stones were recently dug up. They were fitted together in grooves and no doubt formed a coffin. At present they are deposited in the museum of the Literary Society of St Andrews. The head-stone has five square compartments containing figures of monkeys and globes encircled by serpents. Four of these compartments are formed by a broad cross which is cut upon the stone the fifth being at the intersection of its arms. There are two other stones which exhibit numerous serpents intertwined whose extremities terminate sometimes in heads sometimes in creatures resembling lizards. But the most remarkable of them all is a square stone which formed the south side of the coffin representing a sort of hunting scene. There is a man on horseback with a hawk on his arm ready to be devoured by a tiger, another man tearing open the mouth of a lion a third armed with a spear and a shield [continues]
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Continuation of Description for St Regulus Chapel and Tower
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 102 - Parish of St Andrews and St Leonards, OS1/13/102
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parish of St Andrews and St Leonards.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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 counties of Fife in the east of Scotland and Kinross in central Scotland. The boundaries of these counties were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.
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