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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST OYNE'S WELL | (Site of) St Oyne's Well (Site of) St Oyne's Well (Site of) St Oyne's Well |
Mr Ligertwood Middletack Mr J. Penny Hippyhillock Mr G. Murray Redhouse |
008 | Mr Ligertwood says there was a well here at one time but he filled it in, the outlet of the well is quite visible yet. |
| ST ETHERNAN'S CHURCH | Church Church |
The Rev. [Reverend] J. B. Pratt M.A. [Master of Arts] Mr Cock Minister |
008 | The Church of Rathan is dedicated to St Ethernan, Bishop of Aberdeen, whose feast was Kept on the second day of December. It is said to be one of the oldest in the Country. The Church and teinds were, at an early period. appropriated to the Cathedral diocese, the incumbent being the stipendiary of the Dean and Chapter till the period of the Reformation The Church, though old and inadeqate, as is said to the population is far more picturesque than many a modern building. Pratts Buchan P.P. [Pages] 148,149. |
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[Page] 79Aberdeenshire Parish of Rathen.
St. Ethernan's Church
[Pencil Note]
This was considered
to be an antiquity but
authentic information as
regards it is not to be
[obtained] in the Parish.
Mr. Cock the Ph. [Parish] Minister
[says] he has no doubt but
it is an antiquity; but
can give no information
about it.
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