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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
SCULPTURED STONE [Dyce] Sculptured Stone
Sculptured Stone
Sculptured Stone
Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp
Mr. G. W. Kemp
Mr. James Bowman
065 "This stone was recently discovered in the dyke surrounding the Churchyard of the parish of Dyce. Another stone in the same locality has been already noticed."
Sculptured Stones of Scotland

The stone above alluded to is a slab of granite, about 4 feet long and 2 feet wide, set into the western wall of the graveyard around the church. The The Runic characters generally termed the "elephant" and "spectacles" (from a resemblance in form) are chiselled on its surface, and establish its antiquity.
MANSE [nr Dyce] Manse
Manse
Manse
Revd. [Reverend] J. S. Kemp, Minister
Mr. G. W. Kemp
Mr. James Bowman
065 A good two-storey, slated building having good gardens and about 5 acres of glebe land attached and situate contiguous to the church. The minister has what is called an Exchequer Salary = £150 a year, the Exchequer making up that sum when the stipend is below.

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County of Aberdeen -- Parish of Dyce

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