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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAUSOLEUM ON SITE OF ST MARY'S CHAPEL | St Mary's Chapel (Site of) | New Statistical Account Inscription on Mausoleum |
004.16 | Lord Fifes Mausoleum is said to be built on the Site of an Ancient Chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the west gable of the Mausoleum there is a Niche, in which there is placed a curious Ancient Monument, representing the recumbent figure of An armed warrior, with the inscription "Hie jacet Johanes Duf, de Maldavat, et Baldavi, obiit 2 Julii 1404. etc" Also the following inscription in English. "This Mausoleum is erected on the place where Stood a Chapel dedicated to the blessed Virgin, by King Robert Bruce MCCCXXIV. [1324]- The adjacent grounds were also devoted by his Royal Charter, for the building and Support of a Monastery of the Holy brethren of Mount Carmel". "The Stone effigy referred to above, with the Ashes of the deceased (an Ancestor of Lord Fife) was brought from Cullen" - New Stat: Acct [Statistical Account] p. [page] 27. |
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