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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH formerly St John's Collegiate Kirk [Corstorphine] | Corstorphine Church | Rev [Reverend] David Horne, Corstorphine Mr Manson, Corstorphine |
001 | [Object] Church. The parish Church situated in the village of the name [Corstorphine], it is of great antiquity and Seems to have been erected in the 15th Century by Sir John Forrester adjoining to which was a collegiate Church erected by the same individual which is wholly destroyed or remoddelled [remodelled] so as to form a portion of the present edifice, in it are some ancient shrines, situated in the wall, consisting of statues representing a Knight in armour and a lady, bearing escutcheons no doubt of the Forrester Family, it is surmounted with a small steeple of a Conical shape. The roof of this building is flagged except the Northern wing which was remoddelled [remodelled] in 1831 it contains 532 sittings all of which are free. This building was originally dedicated to St John |
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[Page] 45P [Plan] 1D
List of names collected by 1st [?] John C Darnan RS [Royal Sappers] & Miners
[Parish] Corstorphine
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