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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FONT STONE | Font Stone Font Stone Font Stone |
Revd [Reverend] Mr Little Manor Mr Brodie Cade Muir Mr Melrose Manor (Kirkton) |
013 | [Situation] About 15 Chains S.W. [South West] from the Church A Stone about 3 feet high, of a circular form And hollowed on the top, presenting the form of a basin - This is Said to be the font which Stood in the Chapel of St Gordian from whence it was removed to it's present position to mark the Spot where three lairds' lands met - It is Still in a tolerable State of preservation And is regarded with a Kind of reverence by the inhabitants of the district. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 25Parish of Manor -- Sheet 13 No 13
"A little to the South-west
of the modern building (Manor Church),
is a monument described in the middle
of the last Century as a Pedestal Called
the "Font Stone" whose indentation has
supported a market, or monumental Cross" -- 'Origines Parochiales Scotiea " Page 239
"Not far South-West of the present
Parish Church is a Pedestal Called
the "Font Stone" which of old Supported
the font of Manor Chapel" -- Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland Vol [Volume] 2 Page 326
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