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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of CHAPEL AND GRAVE YARD [Kirlawhill] | Site of chapel And Grave Yard Site of chapel And Grave Yard Site of chapel And Grave Yard |
Mr Gairns Kirklawhill Mr George Ramsay Skirling Mr W Newbigging Longlawhill |
011 | [Situation] About 3/8 of a mile S. by W [South by West] from Kirklawhill This is the site of an old Chapel and graveyard which stood on the lands of Kirklawhill and from which it is said the farm has derived its name There is no tradition in this place relative to this old Chapel. There's nothing Known as to what time it was erected or when it was disused and fell into decay. The present occupier Mr Gairns states that his father or Grandfather (who occupied the farm previous to him) Knew nothing concerning this Chapel, traditionally, or otherwise Neither do any others now living in the Neighbourhood Know anything about it. The foundations of this Chapel were removed about 30 years ago. The Enclosed Space which Surrounded the ruins was supposed to be the graveyard, A portion of A Slab with the representation of a human bone carved on it was found here. |
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[page] 51Parish of Skirling -- Sheet 11 No 15 -- Trace 6
[Note] -- In another district there are evident
traces of a religious establishment belonging
to Popish times. The very name by which
the farm in which it is Situated is at
present Known bears testimony to this,
Kirklawhill being clearly corrupted
from Kirk-landhill. Part of the ruins
still remains. Its extent appears to have been considerable;
but with what Abbey it might be Connected And whether
its chapel might be the one then called Dumanyn, (Dumanyn
Signifies in Celtic the hill of the Maiden, or of the good Maiden),
to which Margaret Monfode made a bequest for the Support
of a Chaplain, when it flourished, And when it decayed,
it is impossible to say, for its history is lost in
obscurity. -- New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Peebles-shire Page 101
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