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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH ARDITTIE | South Ardittie South Ardittie South Ardittie |
James Scott Tenant Estate Plan County Val. [Valuation] Roll for 1857-8 |
085 | A large farm house, with extensive outhouses; the dwelling house is two storeys high, as also the outhouses; the whole slated and in good repair Proprietor, The Earl of Mansfield. |
| BESSIE BELL AND MARY GRAY'S GRAVE A.D.1645 | Bessie Bell & Mary Gray's Grave Bessie Bell & Mary Gray's Grave Bessie Bell & Mary Gray's Grave Bessie Bell and Mary Gray Bessy Bell and Mary Gray Bessy Bell and Mary Gray |
Statistical Account Mr White Gamekeeper, Lynedoch Pitcairn Mr Buchanan, Chapelhill Logiealmond Fullarton's Gazetteer Old Statistical Account New Statistical Acount |
085 | This grave is situated on the north side of the Almond, and about half a mile West of Lynedoch house. Bessie Bell, according to the common tradition, was daughter to the Laird of Kinvaid, and Mary Gray, of the Laird of Lynedoch. Mutually attached in strong and tender friendship they lived together at Lynedoch, when the plague broke out in 1645; and to avoid it they retired to a romantic spot called Burn Brae, and there lived in a Bower in complete seclusion. A young gentleman of Perth, an admirer of both, visited them for the purpose, it is said, of supplying them with food, but unhappily he communicated [continued on page 12] |
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[Page] 11Ph. [Parish] of Methven.
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Alison James- Moderator, DANIALSAN, Catriona Graham
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