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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CHURCH (Site of) | Church (Site of) | William Thorburn. Bank Agent William Fleming Old Keith Charles Innes. Square |
014.13 | This object which was wholly destroyed about the year 1820 was Situated close to the parish burial ground, it is said to have been very ancient having once been a Catholic place of Worth. In excavating, the old foundations are frequently come upon but none of the remains are visible above ground. "During the Civil Wars of 1645 & 1745 old Keith was the scene of events meriting Some notice. On the 30th June 1645 the army of Baillie occupied an advantageous position near the Old Church which then Stood at the South Western extremity of the town". vide Fullartons Gazetteer |
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[Page] 73County of Banff -- Parish of Keith
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