OS1/13/53/47
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH [parish] | Church Church |
Revd. [Reverend] Alexander Forbes Minister Moonzie David Mitchell Steward Lordscairnie |
010 | [situation] About 2 3/4 miles North East of the Village of Letham. A neat gothic edifice in middling repair, surrounded by a graveyard. There is no date given for its erection, It has a belfry at the West end. It is seated for 120, the average number of attendants is 75, the average number of communicants is 80. The Earl of Glasgow is the patron. The present minister is the Revd. [Reverend] Alexander Forbes. His stipend is £177.18.8. 3/5 in money, with 11 bolls 3 firlots 3 1/3 pecks of victual. of which 2/3 is meal, and 1/3 [bear] |
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47 Parish of Moonzie Plan 10B[Quotation] "The Church of Moonzie is situated on a rising ground in Southwest part of the parish and is easily accessible to all the population. It is a small plain building without a spire or other ornament. From its elevated position t forms a conspicuous object from the Newburgh road and enjoys the name of the visible Kirk from being a land mark to mariners entering the Tay. It has all the marks of an old building but the time of its erection is unknown. It was lately repaired and new seated and though not possessed of any internal beauty is now a comfortable place of worship. It has accommodation for 171 sitters. All the sittings are free" etc. New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Fife page 796
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I am in doubt over the word which looks like "beet" but is more probably "bear" (Barley).Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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