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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chruch on the site of St Bridget's | Church (on site of) St Bridget's Church | Land of the Lindsay's P. [Page] 318 Memorials of Angus Mearns P. [Page] 445. |
017.03 | "The summary manner in which the Kirk was supplanted by the castle threatened the over-throw of Keith, who was excommunicated by the Archbishop of St Andrews for his sacrilegious conduct, and only restored by the Pope's Bull on making various penetential grants, and erecting another place of worship. This was the origin of the present parochial church, which, though now inconveniently situated for the town of Stonehaven, stands on a delightful mound on the banks of the Carron which is reached by a beautiful avenue of fine old trees. It was dedicated to St Bridget, and contains a plain but interesting monument raised to the memory of the martyrs of the Covenant 160 or 170 whom were confined in a narrow damp cell of the castle, since then called the Martyr's Cell". (Land of the Lindsays P. [Page] 222). " It is also said that Sir William Keith having built the castle without consulting the Bishops of St Andrews in whose diocese it lay, was excommunicated for having thus summarily invaded consecrated ground but was restored to favor by a Papal Bull, dated 13th July 1394, on condition that he should erect another church in a convenient part. [continued on page 10] |
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