OS1/13/44/40
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL on the Site of St Bennet's Chapel or The Temple | School - (Ph.) on site of Temple on Site of St. Bennets Chapel on site of St. Bennets Chapel St. Bernard's Chapel Site of St. Bennet's Chapel or The Temple |
James Melville Elder John Scott Sexton Leuchars New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Leighton's Hist. [History] of Fife Old St. Acct. [Statistical Account] Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Walpole Leuchars Dr. Keddie, Leuchars |
006 In the village of Leuchars |
A Small Substantial building create for and used as a Parish School it is in good repair and the average attendance at it is about 70 Scholars the Schoolmaster is Mr. Grant who receives besides Scholars fees the Maximum salary with a house and garden besides the interest of 2000 Merks of Scotch Money, and a glebe of two acres of ground. - this School is built on the Site of a chapel or religious house called the "Temple" the father of the above first named informant told him that he seen the walls of the "Temple" Standing five or six feet high and large quantities of human bones have been dug out of the place around it - which must have been used at a burial ground, this place still gets the name of "Temple Hill". |
| Site of ST BENNET'S CHAPEL | School - (Ph.) on site of Temple on Site of St. Bennets Chapel on site of St. Bennets Chapel St. Bernard's Chapel Site of St. Bennet's Chapel or The Temple | James Melville Elder John Scott Sexton Leuchars New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Leighton's Hist. [History] of Fife Old St. Acct. [Statistical Account] Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Walpole Leuchars Dr. Keddie, Leuchars | 006 | this School [Leuchars, Parish] is built on the Site of a chapel or religious house called the "Temple" the father of the above first named informant told him that he seen the walls of the "Temple" Standing five or six feet high and large quantities of human bones have been dug out of the place around it - which must have been used as a burial ground, this place still gets the name of "Temple Hill". |
| THE TEMPLE (Site of) | School - (Ph.) on site of Temple on Site of St. Bennets Chapel on site of St. Bennets Chapel St. Bernard's Chapel Site of St. Bennet's Chapel or The Temple | James Melville Elder John Scott Sexton Leuchars New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Leighton's Hist. [History] of Fife Old St. Acct. [Statistical Account] Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Walpole Leuchars Dr. Keddie, Leuchars | 006 | this School [Leuchars, Parish] is built on the Site of a chapel or religious house called the "Temple" the father of the above first named informant told him that he seen the walls of the "Temple" Standing five or six feet high and large quantities of human bones have been dug out of the place around it - which must have been used as a burial ground, this place still gets the name of "Temple Hill". |
Continued entries/extra info
40 Parish of Leuchars Plan 6B Trace4.[Quotation] "Where the parish school now stands, there was a Chapel called St. Bennet's of which Sir Thomas Wemyss was chaplain at the Reformation. No vestige of it remains; but many human bones are found near the spot inclosed in stone coffins; which being by no means entire, point to a remote date." New Stat: acct: [Statistical Account] Page 223.
[Note] - Part of the above name cannot be written on plan for want of space -
Transcriber's notes
There being no specific details for the "Chapel" and "Temple" which are pre-populated, the relevant Names, Authorities and Description has been copied from the School description. See "Temple Hill" Page 44.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
MaxInSpain , VickiColeman
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