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[Chapel of the Culdees - supposed site of. Quotation, Continued]
...[of the Isle] of Lochleven. Kirkness was given to them by McBeth son of Finlay; and their Majesties King Malcolm and his Queen Margaret granted to them the village of Balchristie (or as it has been interpreted by some, the Town of Christian) in this parish. The present proprietor of the village (Mr. Christie of Balchristie) informs me that some year ago he dug up the foundation stones of an old edifice near the western wall of his garden and in the very place according to the best accounts the Church of the Culdees stood. Some say this was the first Christian Church in Scotland and indeed the name Balchristie as above explained and the high probability of the Culdees landing first on the adjacent inviting shore give considerable countenance to the tradition." Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Vol. [Volume] 16 page 135.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 79 - Parishes of Newburn, Kilconquhar and Carnbee, OS1/13/79
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Newburn, Kilconquhar, and Carnbee.
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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