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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAMOND CHURCH | Cramond Church | Revd [Reverend] W Colvin Cramond W. Clarke |
001 | An ancient looking building erected in a Cruciform Style and plain pointed windows. A.D.1656, Surrounded with a square tower at the west end, at the east end is a vault or burial place having a Gothic roof of flag stones. This part was formerly the Choir, and is Said to have pertained to the Abbot of Incholm, during the times of Catholicism and Episcopacy, this living was included in the Diocese of Dunkeld, it had two alters, one dedicated to St. Columba and the other to the Virgin Mary the patronage of which were vested in the Mowbrays of Bombough now the Ramsays of Barnton. It is situated a short distance South of the Village embosomed in Wood and presents with its old Tower peeping above the hanging foliage, a picture of sublime scenery. It contains about 800 sittings all free, the communicants amount on an average to about 350, the present incumbent is the [Rev] Reverend Walter L. Colvin whose salary is not definitely stated, but no doubt is one of the best livings in the County |
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[Page] 55P. [Plan] 1.B -- List of Names collected by John E Daveran RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners] 1st Examiner
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Parish - Cramond
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Cramond Church - Church
[Signed] John E Daveran
Jany [January] 29
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