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Kirkpatrick Durham
Called on the Minister Mr. Stark.
In front of the manse stands an ancient
font which was brought from the site of a
chapel at (?)Kirtlebridge. In an Article in the
Proceedings (q.v:) it has been fully described & illustrated
by Mr. Russell Walker from measurements sup:
:plied by Mr. Stark.
In the N. [North] gable of the parish church is built
in an armorial stone bearing arms a
chevron between 3 cross crosslets within a
bordure flory counterflory surmounted by
what appears to be a crest between two
indefinite objects probably initials. Beneath
the shield is incised the date 1748 which
I think is contemporaneous though Mr. Stark
believes it to be a later addition. The
character of the carving and the form of
the shield are both late. The stone is
inaccessible.
Preserved at the manse are three
carved oak panels from the Macartney
seat in the old church. They are each 13"
in length; two of them 7" broad and the other
9". The larger panel bears a shield
charged with 3 boar's heads erased, for
Gordon, the initials I.G. and N.G. also

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