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which is situated a long way from the church on the
other side of the valley. Here at the West end of the
garden is the gable of an old house - entirely covered
with ivy on the E [East] side but exposed on the West. It has
formed the East end of some old mansion for the
remains of the windows and a chimney do not
belong to a church. It is possibly a converted tower.
The breadth across the gable is 22 ft. [feet] and the walls
3 ft. 6 ins. thick [3 feet 6 inches]. It is built of large undressed blocks
of whinstone and is about 30 ft. [feet] high. It is of no
importance. The church which is a pretty
little modern building with good stained glass in
its windows is on the opposite side of the Dye
from the little village. Within it towards the
East end of the So. [South] wall about 8 ft. [feet] from the
ground is built in a stone bearing a shield
charged with a curious cross probably meant
for the Sinclair arms (see sketch book) and with the
letters I. S. above the shield. Built into the inner
wall of the porch is a grave slab 2’.7” broad
and 6 ft. [feet] high above ground, bearing within a
border 3 1/2 ins. [inches] wide an incised cross with the
arms “couped” 4 ft. 5 ins. [4 feet 5 inches] long set on a calvary
(see sketch). A portion of the jougs still hangs
suspended from the old chain of 3 long links
& a ring on the S. [South] side of the church towards
the west end. At Rathburne the house of Mr

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