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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH (Ruins) [Alyth] | continued | 053 | "The old church which is now unroofed and will soon be entirely demolished is a building of considerable, though uncertain antiquity, having been in a ruinous state for upwards of two hundres years before it was disused. It was probably dedicated at its erection to St. Molonoch or St. Malachi, Bishop, as the original fair of the Village is still called St. Maloquis apparently a corruption of the latter name, & coincides with the day consecrated to that Saint in the Old Scottish Callender. St, Molonoch was a disciple of St. Brandon & is mentioned in Keith's Catalogue of Bishops as having flourished or deceased A.D. 629. New Stat. [Statistical] Acct [Account] | |
| Site of ST NINIAN'S CHAPEL [Alyth] | Site of St. Ninians Chapel Site of St. Ninians Chapel |
The Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Ramsay New Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] |
053 | Immediately at the N.W. [North West] angle of the grave yard at the place marked a. on the trace, is where the Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Ramsay says the Chapel or Church of St. Ninian had stood. "There was also a chapel dedicated to to St. Ninian, described as Situated "infra coemeteriam ecclesiae parochialis de Alyth" The Vicarage of Alyth & chaplainry of St. Ninian were unquestionably distinct offices, although they might sometimes be held by the same person. It seems most probable that the chaplainry was a provision for the clergyman who discharged the duties of Curate of the parish in the absence of the incumbent. The lands of Balwhyme in the neighbourhood of Alyth formed part of the provision of the Chaplain. In a deed of cognition & insestment dated 1670 the chapel is said to have been Situated on the north side of the Kirkyard: the site is still pointed out." New Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] |
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