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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKSHED | Kirkshed Kirkshed Kirkshed Kirkshed Kirkshed |
Mr. Fraiser Lindertis Sir Thomas Munro Lindertis Captn. [Captain] Munro, Lindertis William Duncan, Cleikam Mr. Adam Bottom |
037 | This name applies to an arable field a short distance west of the mansion of Lindertis. All the authorities with the exception of William Duncan can give no traditional story about it, farther than authenticating the name of the field. Being induced by Captain Munro to call on one of his brother's tenants named William Duncan who remembers when he was a boy, of his Grandfather John Duncan narrating something about the Kirkshed of Lindertis, he had lived to be a very old man and was a stone dyker in this locality, and when trenching the stones for the dykes enclosing the field "Kirkshed" he and his men had come across the foundation of what they considered to be the chapel of Baikie, and in several places of the field, stones were thrown up bearing marks of having been cemented with mortar or lime. The place where the foundation was razed cannot be pointed out. Also in reference to the hamlet called St Maddens, William Duncan says that his Grandfather remembered of the village being entire and there were in it A Merchant and a Shoemaker's shop also a public house. This hamlet is now entirely swept away with the exception of a ruin which is to be also razed this winter by Mr. Fleming the present tenant of Cantsmiln, see ruin on trace having St. Maddens well on it. William Duncan also informs me that [continued on page 20] |
| Site of the CHAPEL OF ST JOHN [Kirkshed] | 037 | When trenching the stones for the dykes enclosing the field "Kirkshed" he and his men had come across the foundation of what they considered to be the chapel of Baikie, and in several places of the field, stones were thrown up bearing marks of having been cemented with mortar or lime. The place where the foundation was razed cannot be pointed out. | ||
| ST MADDEN'S (Ruin) | Site of St. Maddens Site of St. Maddens Site of St. Maddens |
William Duncan David Taylor, Kirkton Mr. Adam, Bottom |
037 | Also in reference to the hamlet called St Maddens, William Duncan says that his Grandfather remembered of the village being entire and there were in it A Merchant and a Shoemaker's shop also a public house. This hamlet is now entirely swept away with the exception of a ruin which is to be also razed this winter by Mr. Fleming the present tenant of Cantsmiln, see ruin on trace having St. Maddens well on it. [Taylor & Adam] Both remember a public house being here and 4 or 5 dwelling houses |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 19Site of Chapel of St. John [note]
The Old Chapel of Baikie stood in the
Kirk-shed near Lindertis and was
enriched with a gift of the adjoining lands
of Lunros.
Jervise's Land of the Lindsays
In 1362 the Laird of the parish gifted the
adjoining property of Lunross to the Chapel
of St John of Baikie
Jervise P. [Page] 271
St. Madden's [note]
Apart from a small hamlet with a fine spring and
Knoll close to the Kirk known by the name of St Madden.
Jervise
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Alison James- Moderator, Caspell
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