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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of CHAPEL OF THE HOLY ROOD | Site of Chapel of the Holy Rood Site of Chapel of the Holy Rood |
Revd [Reverend] W.S. Watt (Ph. [Parish] Minister) Mr William Christie (Newburgh) Captain Mitchell (Ythan Lodge ) |
048 | "There is a very ancient burial ground in the neighbourhood of the Village. It is the burial ground of the family of Udny, and it should not be allowed to lie in so totally open a state. There are some remains of an ancient Chapel within the ground, which goes among the people under the name of the Rood Church. In a service before the Sheriff of Aberdeen on 10th January 1558, of Elizabeth Meldrum, relict of Alexander Gray, burgess of Aberdeen, among others, of Certain Crofts and roods of lands lying in the barony of Newburgh, the boundaries often refer to the Cross of Newburgh, the lands of the Altar of St. Crispins, and Crispianus, the lands of the Holy Rood, the lands of the Chapel of the Holy Rood."(New Stat Act [Statistical Account]) "Holy Rood Chapel at Newburgh built by the Abbot of Deer" (Collections on the Shires of Aberdeen & Banff P. [Page] [ ] The Site of this Chapel is well known and the burial ground is still used for interments. The family of Udny are interred in the rectangular Vault at the East side of the burying ground. Near Newburgh are the ruins of an Old Chapel called the Red Chapel of Buchan this is supposed to be the same as, Chapel of the Holy Rood or Rood Church (Ibid P. [Page] 365 as there is no remains, or tradition of any other Chapel hereabouts. B.R. |
| UDNY VAULT | Udny Vault | Revd [Reverend] W. S. Watt (Ph. [Parish] Minister) Mr William Christie (Newburgh) Captain Mitchell (Ythan Lodge ) |
048 | Note. This is not an antiquity. B.R. |
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