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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| ST. COLM'S ABBEY (Ruins of - InchColm) | St. Colm's Abbey (ruins of) St. Colm's Abbey (ruins of) St. Colm's Abbey (ruins of) St. Colm's Abbey (ruins of) St. Colm's Abbey (ruins of) The Abbey of Inch Colm Monastery of Inchcolm Monasteryof Inchcolm |
Sibbald's His [History] of Fife etc. Revd. [Reverend] H. Ralph L.L.D [?] Dalgety Manse Mr. Philips. St. Colme House Mr. Smith. Forester Chalmers His. [History] of Dunfermline Grose's Antiquities New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
040 | [situation] On the Island of Inchcolm. "The ruins of an Abbey or Monastery on Inchcolm an Island in the Firth of Forth. dedicated to St Columb The Abbey hath been a stately building; the steeple (tower) is entire, & there are several neat vaults standing: the Chapter is of a round figure, built of square stones. with seats of stone around it: a part of the church & some cells of the monks stood when I was there. The Abbey was founded (as the Extracta de Chronicies Scotiae show) by King Alexander 1st for Monks of the order of St. Augustine, about the year 1123. upon this occasion: the King while he was passing this Firth at the Queensferry, was by a violent wind driven into this island. after the great hazard of being cast away. At that time there lived in this isle an hermit, in a chapel dedicated to St Columb, and had no sustenance but the milk of one Cow & what he could purchase of shellfish & other small Sea fish; by him the King & those who were in company with him, were maintained for three days that the the storm kept them there: upon which he made a vow to build something of note there. & afterwards built the Abbey for the Canons and doted it." Sibbalds His. [History] of Fife & Kinross. The Abbey is almost in the same state as when the above description was written. the South side has been repaired and converted into dwellings. there is one family living there at present, who has the care of sheep etc. The island is much resorted to in the Summer by pleasure parties etc. "The present Earl of Moray attempted to cover the island with trees. which would have [worsened] its picturesque appearance, but the attempt did not succeed. Encyc. Brit. [Encyclopaedia Brittanica] Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Vol [Volume] 4 [page 45?] |
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1 Plan 40A Parish of Dalgety.[Note - pencilled] Mem, see page 10 where the difference in the orthography is accounted for.
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"This monastery was founded for Canons regular of St. Augustine, and dedicated to the honor of St. Columba. King Alexander endowed it with many benefactions. Alan de Mortimer, Knight, Lord of Aberdour, gave also to God and the Monks of this Abbey, the entire moiety of the lands of this town of Aberdour, for a burying place of himself and posterity, in the church of that Monastery. " Grose's Antiquities. For further quotations see page 4.
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