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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
ST COMBS St. Combs
St. Combs
St. Combs
St. Combs
St. Colm
St. Combs
Mr. Moir. Inspector of poor, Windmill
Mr. G Robertson. Schoolmaster Lonmay
Mr. John Smith. Corskelly
Valuation Roll 1869.70
Fullarton's Gazetteer
Johnstone's Coy. [County] Map
003 A considerable village of detached houses in north east corner of the parish. It contains A school; public Hall, and the remains of St. Colms Kirk surrounded by burying ground.
It is wholly inhabited by fishermen and their families. St. Combs is supposed to be a corruption of St. Columba. "Fishing village of St. Colm." Buchan by Rev. [Reverend] _ _Pratt M.A. [Master of Arts]
SCHOOL [St Combs] Mr. Moir. Inspector of poor, Windmill
Mr. G Robertson. Schoolmaster Lonmay
Mr. John Smith. Corskelly
Valuation Roll 1869.70
Fullarton's Gazetteer
Johnstone's Coy. [County] Map
003 [The village St. Combs] contains A school;
CHURCH (Ruins) [St Combs] St. Colms Kirk
St. Combs Kirk
St. Combs Kirk
St. Combs Kirk
St. Colm
"Buchan", by the Revr. [Reverend] _ _ Pratt. M.A. [Master of Arts]
Mr. Arthur Allan. Schoolmaster
Mr. Moir
Mr. John Smith
Old Stat [Statistical] Account.
022 A ruin situated on east side of the above village. It is in length about 60 feet, and in breadth about 17ft. [feet] the western gable is pretty entire being 15ft [feet] in height, as is also the northern wall, which varys from 4 to about 10ft. [feet], the remainder is much dilapidated but can be distinctly traced, It is surrounded by a Burial ground enclosed by a substantial wall.
Date of erection not known, It was disused as a church in 1608 when it was removed to site in Graveyard adjoining the present Manse of Lonmay.
"Till the year 1608 the parish church dedicated to St. Colm the tutelar of the parish was situated near the seashore, in the village of the same name, It is said to have been of small dimensions. In 1607, when King James VI. was making efforts for the restoration of a regular episcopacy throughout his ancient kingdom of Scotland, the church of Lonmay was removed froms St. Colms to the more central station it now occupys." "Buchan" by the Rev. [Reverend] _ _ Pratt M.A. [Master of Arts].
"The old church had stood since 1608 at which period the parish church was removed from St. Colm to Lonmay" Old Stat [Statistical] Account

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