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at the western extremity of this ante-chapel or it may be two turrets as from the manner in which they are placed, the one perhaps conceals the other and on these as well as on the large tower are short spires like those we see on the town and college church steeples. This edifice when complete could not have been less than one hundred feet in length. The communication between the eastern and western parts under the central tower lay under lofty horse-shoe arches three of which are yet entire though now built up.
It was in this ancient church that Hungus King of the Picts, with his nobles offered up their grateful thanks to God and St Andrew on their bare knees for the victory which they had been enabled to gain over Athelstane the Saxon presented gits in fulfilment of their vow and made provision for the honourable custody of the relics of the apostle
Syne St Andrews relics there
With honour gret resaved were
Here the venerable Culdean fathers worshipped God and are buried. Here Constantine lll was interred but his bones were afterwards dug up by the monks of iona and translated to their monastery. Here too are interred Edebred Earl of Fife Son of Malcolm lll and abbot of Dunkeld who had been a benefactor to the monastery and Hugh Macflavertie King of Aileach and heir of Ireland who did penance within its walls for his sins. here moreover Bishop Arnold was consecrated by a papal legate in the presence of Malcolm lV and lastly here repose in peace the remains of the said Arnald together with Bishops Robert and Roger whose tombs are mentioned by Wyantoun though all traces of them have since been effaced - [continues]

Transcriber's notes

Continuation of description for St Regulus Chapel and Tower