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| [Dunnottar Castle continued] | [continued from page 52] the Uris part of his property. Long prior to this, however in 1341, he resigned Dunottar into the hands of Thomas Rait, who, about this time became a large proprietor in the Mearns. It was not, therefore, until the resignation of Rait, which occurred during the last half of the fourteenth century, that the Keiths had connection with Dunottar. Sir William Keith, father in-law of Sir William Lindsay, married Margaret Frazer, daughter of the Thane of Cowie, and thus became a Mearnshire baron, and until about 1394, when he demolished the chapel which stood on the craig, or rock, of Dunottar, and erected the castle, he is supposed to have resided at Cowie, in the immediate neighbourhood, where the site of a castle is pointed out on the top of a rock by the sea side". (see St Bridget's Church &c) (Land of the Lindsays P. [Page] 317-18) "The church and chapel of Dunottar were in the diocese of St Andrews, and both are rated at the small sum of 12 merks. The original church is said to have stood upon the rock now occupied by the ruins of the castle, and remained there until about the close of the fourteenth century. It was dedicated to St Ninian, and St Ninian's Den and Well are near the castle. The earliest notice of the Kirk occurs in 1297, when it is said to have been burned down by Wallace. The rock upon which it stood, or "Snuk within the se", as Blind Harry calls it was then occupied by the English, and he says that many of them took refuge within the church, supposing, no doubt that the Sanctity of the place would save them. (See "Blind Harry" - last extract) Probably [continued on page 54] |
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| [St Ninian's Den] see Page 62 | St Ninian's Den St Ninian's Den St Ninian's Den |
Mr R Duthie (Stonehaven) Memorials of Angus & Mearn's Mr George Smith (Stonehaven |
017.08 | St Ninian's Den and Well are near the castle. |
| [Barrel Well] see Page 62 | Barrell Well Barrell Well Barrell Well |
Longmuir's History Mr. R, Duthie Mr G Smith |
017.08 | St Ninian's Den and Well are near the castle. |
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[page] 53Parish of Dunnottar
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