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Parish of St Andrews Sheet 2 Trace 2
by upwards of one hundred win [windows] The interior of the building was filled w [with] stones and rubbish till about the year 18[--] at which time it was cleared by order of the Commissioners of Woods & Forests, which caused the floor and basements of the pillars to be laid open. At that time three stone coffins were discovered which still remain to be Seen and is supposed to have been the burying place of three of the Prelates of St Andrews. The stone coffins are in [the ?] place where the High Altar stood. Leighton in his History of Fife says "Little as we can trace of the external gre[--] of this Ancient Cathedral, we know still less of its in internal appearance, but when we consider the number and wealth of the Prelates who successively filled the See, and who all, in one way or other attended to its decorations until the period of its final destruction, we may probably be ab [able] to form some faint idea of its magnificence and its splendid decorations
[Signed] John Early ca [Civilian Assistant]
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Continuation of Description of Cathedral
Some words are partly lost in the tight binding of right margin on this page.
Description continues further on Page 33.
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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