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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
STANDING STONE (Sculptured) [Glack] Standing Stone (Sculptured) Revd [Reverend] Mr Watson Minister
Mr J Henry C E [Civil Engineer] Kinaldie
Mr Thomson Glack.
070 This Standing Stone was found in the Churchyard of Migvie, a few feet below the surface at the spot where it now stands, in the year 1861. It is a stone about 6 feet in height with an elaborately carved figure of a cross and a number of concentric circles on one side, on the other there is a rude figure of a man on horseback, supposed to represent Durward a celebrated Crusader who lived at Migvie Castle & Coull Castle. that is a local supposition.
CHURCH (Remains of) [Clack] Remains of Church
Remains of Church
Remains of Church
Revd [Reverend] Mr Watson Minister
Mr Thomson Glack
Mr Henry Kinaldie
070 In front of the present Church there is to be seen part of the wall and the track of the foundation of a former Church, but when built or what the dedicatory name was cannot be ascertained as all the documents pertaining to the annexation of the parishes of Tarland & Migvie was stolen or lost many years ago.

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Parishes of Logie Coldstone & Tarland & Migvie Detd [Detached]

[There are two little sketches detailing the sides of the Standing Stone (Sculptured).]

[Note beside 'Church (Remains of)']

"Migvie hath for its' tutelar Saint Finnian, Bishop in Scotland", under
King Ferchard II, about A.D. 660". - "His feast was kept on 18th of March."
{collections of aberdeen & Banff. Page 632.}

Possibly this Church was dedicated to Saint Finnian.
[Signed] EH Courtney. Capt. R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers]

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