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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supposed Site of GREY FRIARS' MONASTERY (1260) [Dundee] | Supposed site of Greyfriars Convent Monastery or Friary of Franciscans |
Mr. James Thomson Smalls Wynd Dundee Mr. C. Roger Dundee Library Mr. J. Kettles Manager of Houff Mackie's History of Dundee |
054 | [Situation] In the SW. [South West] portion of the Houff or old Burial Ground The Monistery which is supposed to have stood on the south west side of what is now used as a burial ground was erected in the year 1260 and was destroyed at an early period of the Reformation in 1560. The exact site of the conventual buildings cannot be stated with any degree of certainty as no traces of foundation walls have hitherto been discovered in digging within the walls of the Houff; altho' [although] along its East side, small, & isolated fragments of masonry have from time to time been found at a considerable depth from the surface yet sufficient only to lead to conjecture on this point. In Dr. [Doctor] Small's statistical account of Dundee dated 1792 it is stated "It is this Monastry which [continued on page 64] |
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[Page] 63Town of Dundee -- Sheet 54. 5 No. 24 Traces 5 & 6
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