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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MUCHRIEHA'S CROSS | St. Muchrieha's Cross and Well St. Muchrieha's Cross and Well St. Muchrieha's Cross and Well St. Muchrieha's Cross and Well St. Muchrieha's Cross and Well |
Mr. Henry Esson Mr. James Neil Mr. Ross Dikehead James Ogg Esq. New Statistical Account |
082 | "The Cross is a rough stone about 3 feet high with a rude Maltese Cross cut upon it: The Well is an excellent perennial Spring formerly encased with Masonry all of which *now however is destroyed. St. Muchrieha was the Guardian of the Well and the New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] mentions that "near the Cross formerly stood a stone of Considerable size called "Muchrieha's Chair," if such was the Case, its site is now entirely forgot. *About a mile and a half north-west from the church, there is a stone with a cross cut on it, and standing near a well. This stone when removed at some olden time, is said to have been miraculously brought back by Muchrieha, the guardian of the well" New Stat. [Statistical] Account, Page 106-9 |
| ST MUCHRIEHA'S WELL | 082 | The Well is an excellent perennial Spring formerly encased with Masonry all of which *now however is destroyed. St. Muchrieha was the Guardian of the Well and the New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] mentions that "near the Cross formerly stood a stone of Considerable size called "Muchrieha's Chair," if such was the Case, its site is now entirely forgot. *About a mile and a half north-west from the church, there is a stone with a cross cut on it, and standing near a well. This stone when removed at some olden time, is said to have been miraculously brought back by Muchrieha, the guardian of the well" New Stat. [Statistical] Account, Page 106-9 |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 29Parish of Aboyne Aberdeenshire
St. Muchrieha's Well
If such an object ever existed as St. Muchrieha's Chair noticed in the
New Statistical Account, the Site of it is now unknown.
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Kate51- Moderator, CharlesJaffrey, hastingleigh, GMB, M-R
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