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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH [Penicuik] | Church Church |
Revd [Reverend] Mr Moncrieff Mr Paterson |
018 | [Situation] On the N. E. [North East] Side of Penicuik A tolerably handSome building in the Grecian style with a Portico in front Supported by four Doric Pillars, it was erected in 1771 and containS 800 Seats. the Communicants number about 600. |
| SEPULCHRAL MONUMENT (French Prisoners of War) [Valleyfield] | Monument Monument |
Revd [Reverend] S. Moncrieff John Cowan Esq |
018 | [Situation] On the E. [East] Side of PenicuiK A stone monument embellished with doric ornaments within the Ornamental grounds of Valleyfield it was erected by the inhabitants to the memory of 309 French prisoners of War who were interred near the Spot from 1811 to 1813- |
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[Page] 12 Parish of PenicuiK[Note] In the new Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] is the following notes of the monument. "The only memorial which now remains of the Residence of so many warliKe Strangers is a very chaste and appropriate monument erected by the proprietor of Valleyfield Mill over the remains of upwards of 300 prisoners of "war who were interred in a beautiful Spot amidst his grounds. The design "was furnished by Hamilton and bears, after recording the purpose for which "it was erected, the following line from the elegant but little Known Sonazarius "Suggested by Sir Walter Scott "Grata quies patriae, Sed, et omnis terra "Sepulcrum" underneath is this Simple addition "Certain inhabitants of this parish desiring to "remember that all men are brethren Caused this monument to be erected" It is understood "however to have been raised at the Sole expense of A. Cowan Esqr"
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