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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST. INAN'S CHAIR | St. Inan's Chair St. Inan's Chair St. Inan's Chair St. Inan's Chair St. Inan's Chair |
Mr. Love W. F Love Esq. Mr. Dobie Beith New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] James Fisher. Coldholme. |
008 | This is a Small and appare[ntly] a natural recess in a rocky c[left] The New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] says [that] "Beith was the occasional residence of St. Inan, a confessor of some celebrity, whose principle abode was at Irvine. He flourished about 839. On the Cuff Hill, in the Parish of Beith, there is a cleft in the rock, which is still called St. Inan's Chair: and at a short distance from it, a well of excellent water, called St. Inan's Well." There are three springs in the immediate neighbourhood but there is a doubt about which of the three should be called St. Inan's Well two of the springs are in the field with the chair and one in the road a little to the north of it. I have m[ade] inquiry of every one I met in the neighbourhood and not one could undertake to point out the right [one] on this account I have not Supplied the name. The springs are good water but contain no chemical prope[rties] |
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[Page] 32County of Ayr -- Parish of Beith -- Sheet 8.3.
[St. Inan's Chair]
"From the Callender of scotch Saints, we find that the festival of
"St. Inan was celebrated on the 18th of Augt. [August]; and to this day, there is a fair
"at Beith held on the corresponding day, old style. Tradition still bears
"that this fair used to be held on the Cuff Hill. It was removed to
"Beith after the town had increased in population, and became a
"more suitable place for a Market."
New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
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