OS1/9/15/53
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOMB [churchyard, Bowling] | Tomb called St. Patrick's | New Statistical Account Old Statl. [Statistical] Account |
022 | "In the Churchyard is a monumental stone to which tradition has affixed the name of St. Patrick. It is however the sculptured effigy of an armed Knight, & from the style of execution, of the 14th century. It has no inscription, but it may be very plausibly assigned to some one of the Knightly race of Colquhoun" N [New] Statl. [Statistical] Account. "In a burying place in the church yard, there is a stone of great antiquity, with a figure said to be that of St. Patrick upon it, & some go so far as to assert that he was buried there." Old Statl. [Statistical] Account. The above is all that is known of this Tomb, which the people call "St. Patrick's" & the personal authorities quoted know the tradition as well as the more likely origin of the figure of the armed knight - from the Colquhouns of this part of the country. "St. Patrick" as a name in connexion with this Tomb is considered too well known & too well established by custom to omit mentioning along with the antiquity of the figure or tomb. The enclosure within which the figure lies at full length is as stated by the Revd. [Reverend] Mr Reid, the old burying place of the Colquhouns of Edinbarnet. |
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[Page] 53Co [County] Dumbarton -- Old Kilpatrick Parish
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