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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPEL KNOWE | Chapel Knowe Chapel Knowe Chapel Knowe Chapel Knowe |
James McCall Henderland Adam Dalgliesh Craigie Rig |
025 | [Situation] About ¼ mile N W [North West] by N. [North] of Henderland A small eminence between Cockburn Castle & Cockburn Cottage, it is circular in form and planted with wood - excepting a small round space in the centre, wherein is the grave of Piers Cockburn. From the name it perhaps might be assumed to be also the site of the "Ancient Chapel" that once stood in the neighbourhood. |
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"The Chapel stood with its cemetery at Henderland on the left bank
of the Megget not far from its confluence with the lake. On a tombstone
found in the ruins about the middle of last Century were sculptured a cross
and sword with the legend "Here lyes perys of Cockburne and his wyfe Marjory"
The Chapel had neither reader nor exhorter at the Reformation".
Origines Parochiales Scotiae Vol [Volume] II. p. 223.
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