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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of STAPLEGORDON CHURCH ' | Staplegordon Churchyard Staplegordon Churchyard Site of Staplegordon Church Site of Staplegordon Church Site of Staplegordon Church |
Alexander Gray Potholm John Little Potholm Chalmers' Caledonia Fullarton's Gazetteer New Statistical Account |
045 | [situation] In the Sn. [Southern] vicinity of Staplegordon A small Churchyard Surrounded by a wall. Situated a little north of the River Esk, on the farm of Potholm. Formerly Staplegordon was a parish and in this graveyard stood the Parish Church of which there is not at present the least Sign of its erection. In or about the cntre Stands a very neat Mausoleum a square building covered with lead. It was erected in or about the year 1817. and is the burying place of the Maxwell Family of Broomholm. This Building occupies the site of the old Parish Church An old tombstone in the Churchyard records the death of the Minister who last held the living in 1620. c [?] [circa, about] The old Ph. [Parish] Register is in the Register Office Edinburgh |
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[page] 17Parish of Langholm Sheet 45 No 2 Trace 2
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