OS1/25/20/78
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULROSS CHURCH (Ruins of) | Church (in Ruins) Church (in Ruins) Church (in Ruins) Chapel (in Ruins) |
Mr. William Taylor, Ashes Mr. William Stephen Culross Mr. Alexander Luke Culross Stobie's Co. [County] map |
142 | [Situation] In the South end of the parish This is the Ruins of a Small Square Building which was the Parish Church before the Reformation, and until the King's Sanction was obtained for the use of the Church of the Abbey or Monastery as a Parish Church. The walls are almost entire. It is surrounded by a Graveyard which is still used as a burial ground; adjoining the South Wall is a Vault - the family Burial place of Mr. Johnston of Sands |
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[Page] 78Parish of Culross -- Sheet 142 No. 4 Trace 4
Culross Church (Ruins of )
As this was the parish church the name
of the parish to be used as was hitherto
done in similar cases
About a quarter of a mile to the west of the Abbey Church
are the ruins of the old church which was before the
Reformation the parish church and which with the
churchyard around it is still used as a burial
ground.
Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] vol. [volume] 10. p. [page] 147
About a quarter of a mile to the west of the Abbey, are the ruins of the former
parish church; but which as appears from the terms of an act of Parliament of
Charles I. sanctioning the use of the present as the parish church had not been
in use "in the memorie of man"
New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Perthshire p. [page] 600
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