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[Quotation - Island of Inchcolm - continued]

" On the island of Inchcolm in the Firth of Forth, a rudely arched little vault, of uncertain age, and sufficiently primitive construction, adjoining the Monastery over which the historian, Abbot Bowar, presided, is shewn as the cell of the good Hermit of St. Columba, where he entertained King Alexander I [First] for three days, when driven on the island by a tempest. The adjacent Monastic buildings still include remains of various early dates, an interesting memorial of the original monastery has been preserved on the chapter seal, which - like some of those of the metropolis see figured with the primitive Cathedral of St. Rule - is engraved with a view of the ancient Abbey Church of Inchcolm. In style of Art the seal bears considerable resemblance to those of St. Andrews. The church is represented consisting of nave and choir, with a central tower surmounted by a spire, and with plain round headed windows in the choir. Little doubt can be entertained that in these we have representation of the original structure of the twelfth century, fully as accurate and trustworthy as we are enabled to ascertain the ancient seals of St. Andrews to have been" Prehistoric Annals of Scotland page 599.

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