OS1/14/4/23
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| Site of the Hospital & Chapel of St. John the Baptist Site of the Hospital & Chapel of St. John the Baptist |
Mr. P. A. Fraser Hospitalfield Mr. David Miller Arbroath |
The proprietor of Hospitalfield states that the present Mansion Stands on the Site of the Old Hospital, and that of the Small Chapel Connected therewith which was dedicated to St. John the Baptist. He pointed out Some fragments of doorways in the Interior walls of the Mansion which he says are Remains of the old Buildings: but whether of the Chapel or the Hospital, or whether they occupy their Original position he Cannot determine. The exact sites Cannot be ascertained with any nearer Certainty than that they Occupied the Site whereon is Erected the present Mansion. Mr. David Miller States that "The Hospital & Chapel of St. John the Baptist at Hospitalfield Seem to have been Eroded in the 13th Century, by the Consent of Arbroath the proprietors of the land of Hospitalfield. The Hospital was Connected with the Almory or Almonry and, like it, depended on the Abbey. In August 1485 the Almonry was entitled to two Merks Annually from these lands - the remaining peats being Evidently received by the Hospital. About 1490 the Chapel Called "the Chapel of the Infirmary" was in a ruinous State and no Subsequent Notice of it has been Obtained. The Remains of the Hospital or Infirmary, Such as Carved doors &c are found in the Walls of part of the present Mansion." |
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[Page] 23Parish of St. Vigeans (Detached) -- Sheet 46 No. 14
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The Hospital or Infirmary another appendage to the Abbey said to have been Situated on the lands of Hospitalfield small estate about a mile to the westward of the Abbey and from whence its name is derived. There the sick and infirm were attended to, and provided for.
Hand book of the Abbey 1842
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