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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAVE YARD | Grave Yard Grave Yard Grave Yard |
Mr. T. Cameron, Schoolmaster Mr. J Cumming, Ground officer to E Baillie Esqr. Mr A. Macpherson, Kingussie |
087 | A Grave Yard situated on the River Guinach at the upper end of the village of Kingussie it is now closed, except to one family who retain the right of burial in it. |
| Site of ST COLUMBA'S PRIORY | Site of St Columba's Priory Site of St Columba's Priory Site of St Columba's Priory |
Mr. T. Cameron Mr J. Cumming Mr A. Mcpherson |
087 | St Columba's The site of a Priory situated in an ancient Grave Yard it is believed to have been built in the 14th Century and dedicated to St Columba, little further is Known about it. There are now no remains of it, but Mr Cumming distinctly remember[s] of the walls Seven feet thick being visible when the walls of the Grave yard were being repaired. The Priory & Monaste[ry] Mentioned in the Statistical Account are believed to be identical. There are still to be seen in the parish the faint traces of a building said to have been a Priory; but little is Known respecting it. was also a Monastery, which no satisfactory account can be given. Vide New Statistical Account. |
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36County of Inverness Parish of Kingussie
Transcriber's notes
Referring to names column, there is a note -It is superfluous to
prefix St. Columba's Grave Yard
as the saints name already appears in
the undermentioned name, and both are comprised within the same enclosure.
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