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"The parish church is a building of considerable antiquity and from the Structure of the [ ]rches and the peculiar character of the ornaments has been supposed by some to have been of Saxon [ ]uction. A very beautiful Semicurcular arch divides the choir from the chancel" Fullartons Gazetteer of Scotland Article Duddingston

"The parish church, the original foundation of which cannot be traced stands at wester Duddingston upon the South-east base of Arthur's Seat and is a very ancient building the arches and ornaments when examined by an antiquary appearing to be as antique as the days of "Dodin." A beautiful Semicircular arch divides the choir from the chancel. The church was enlarged repaired and painted about 4 years ago and is in very good repair and contains from 300 to 400 sitters." Stat.[Statistical] Acct.[Account] of Edinburghshire 1845 Page 394

Indeed, the greatest object of antiquity is the church. Though it has been modernised in outward appearance, some of its interior ornaments and the structure of the arches are of great antiquity. Dr.[Doctor] Littleton, when Bishop of Carlisle and upon a visit to the Lord of the Manor was of the opinion that it must have been the work of the Saxons. There is no record, authority, or date, by which we can ascribe its origin to so remote a period. Under the belfry there appears a date beginning 51 but of which the remaining cipher, and the rest of the inscription are now obliterated. Ibid. Page 388