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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH [Meigle] | Church Church Church |
The Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Nicoll Mr. Anderson Ph. [Parish] Schoolmaster The Rev. [Reverend] Mr. McPherson |
064 | An old plain built edifice being the parish church. In the graveyard are 3 ornamental stones standing upright, which had been dug up from underneath the church, and set up in their present position by the Gentlemen of the parish. |
| SCULPTURED STONES (Vanora's Tomb) | Vanora's Stones Vanora's Stones Vanora's Stones Vaonora's Grave Stones Supposed relics of the Tomb of Guanora (Arthur's Queen) "Vanora's Monument" "Vanora's Monument" |
Mr. Anderson Mr. Robert Wedderburn Mains of Camno John Davidson Esqr. Pennant's Tour 1772 Wilson's Archaology County Map Fullarton's Gazetteer & New Stat [Statistical] Account |
064 | Mr. Anderson Ph. [Parish] School Master says that the tradition of the locality is, that they are the remains of the Sepulchral Monument of Vanora, wife of Arthur who flourished in the 6th century. "In the church yard Meigle are the remains of the grand sepulchral Monument of Vanora, also called Vanera, Wanor & Guinevar: the British Helena, as her name according to Prudeaux imports. This princess was the wife of Arthur who flourished in the 6th Century, & whose history is involved in fables. In a battle between the Army of that Monarch & the United forces of Scots & Picts, Vanora was taken prisoner & carried with other spoils into Angus, where she lived in miserable captivity on Barry-hill as a punishment of her enormous crimes, it is added, she was torn in pieces by wild beasts; her body was buried at Meigle & a Monument erected to perpetuate her infamy. Whether this detail be genuine, or has arisen from the symbolic characters on the stones, it is impossible to determine. That Monument seems to have been composed of Many stones artifully joined, & decorated with a variety of hieraglyphical or symbolical characters, most of which are of the Monstrous Kind, & represents acts of Violence on the person of a Woman." Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] "With respect to the celebrated sepulchral stones at Meigle, which connects them with the Vanora of tradition, is certainly more than doubtful. A more satisfactory account of them has been suggested by Captn. [Captain] Mitchell who considers them [continued on page 14] |
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