OS1/9/13/20
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPEL (Ruin) [nr Rossdhu House] | Chapel (Ruin) Chapel (Ruin) Chapel (Ruin) Chapel (Ruin) Chapel (Ruin) |
New Statistical Account Montague Martin Esqr. Revr. [Reverend] Duncan Campbell Origines Par: [Parochiales] Scotiae Irving's History of Dumbartonshire. |
013 | A ruin of a quadrangular shape 30 feet long and 17 in breadth. the walls the whole of which remain are about 10 feet in height and two in thickness. The Origines Parochialis states it to have been built in 1107, and had the roof destroyed by fire in the 16th Century. It is now in the same state as when it was destroyed, and is used as the burying place of the family of Colquhoun |
| Site of ST MACKESSOG'S CAIRN | Site of Cairn of St. MacKessog Site of Cairn of St. MacKessog Site of Cairn of St. MacKessog Site of Cairn of St. Mackessog |
New Stastistical Account Revr. [Reverend] Duncan Campbell Walter MacFarlane, Luss Daniel Stewart, Rossarden |
013 | " About a mile and quarter south of the village of Luss, there was a Cairn, called Carn-ma-cheasog, from St. MacKessog a native of Lennox, who suffered martyrdom at this place AD. 520". * Previous to the year 1796 a Cairn of Stones, bearing this name, stood at this point, which having in that year been removed, a statue, supposed to be that of a mitred abbot, was found underneath it, which now stands in the chapel near Rossdhu House." * New Stat: Acct: [Statistical Account] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 20County Dumbarton Parish of Luss
[Below entry for Chapel:]
"There was a Chapel at Rossdhu which had an
endowed chaplaincy," - "Orig: Par: Scotiae". [Origines Parochiales Scotiae]
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, Tom Colquhoun
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