Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH [W of Castlecraig] | Church (Parish) Church (Parish) Church (Parish) |
James Palmer Par. [Parish] School Thomas Milne West Mains Robert Craig Gardener |
008 | [Situation] About ½ Mile West from Castlecraig A neat plain Building Surrounded by a Graveyard, a [and] Sheltered by belts of Very Old Trees. It is seated for 300 It was Erected in 1766, at which period the old Church was allowed to become a Ruin. The Avera [average] attendance is 30 who are all Communicants on the Roll. The Revd [Reverend] Thomas Gray is Minister |
| BURIAL VAULT (Carmichael Family) [parish churchyard] | Vault (Carmichael Family) | James Palmer Thomas Milne | 008 | [Situation] Adjoining the Church This is a Burial Vault in the graveyard of the Parish Chur [Church of Kirkurd; belonging to the Family of Carmichael of Skirling & Castle Craig. It was Constructed in 1814 by Sir Thomas G. Carmicha [Carmichael] Bart. [Baronet] of Skirling, whose wife was the first person Intered in it, and in Commemoration of whom there is a Marb [Marble] Tablet in the Wall bearing the Inscription; "Sacred to the Memory of Janet Maitland Dundas, daughter of Major Gen. [General] Dundas of Fing [Fingask] and Wife to Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael Bart. [Baronet] of Skirling; died 7th June 1814, aged 26. |
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Parish of Kirkurd -- Sheet 8 No. 13 -- Trace 2
Transcriber's notes
Words lost in fold of page.
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 18 - Parish of Kirkurd, OS1/24/18
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kirkurd.
Ordnance Survey - Peebles 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 Peebles, which is in the south of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.