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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supposed Site of CHAPEL [Chapel Hill] | Supposed sit of Chapel | Mr Blair Factor Mr John Blair |
022 | It is generally considered in the locality of Hillhouse that a chapel was erected on top of Chapel Hill in Support of which a Stone is pointed out now built into the east wall of the Garden Stated to have been the Font Stone. The appearance of the ground on Chapel Hill at or about the place marked on trace, is favorable to the Supposition that a building might have been erected here. |
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[Page] 74County of Ayr
No. 21
Parish of Dundonald
"Tradition Says that a chapel once existed at a place called Chapel
hill, close by the mansion of Hillhouse. The ground which is now covered
with wood, has still some traces of such an erection. In the garden
wall, which was built nearly a century ago, the Font Stone is still pointed
out. Such a tradition, even without any visible evidence , may almost
be viewed as a certainty, from the history of the age to which it
refers; when every baron of any wealth or influence, was a kirk builder on
his own account, and prided himself in having his private chapel.
And the McKerrells were influential enough at that time to lay claim
to such a piece of religious state." New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
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