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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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Bessie Bell and Mary Gray's Grave (Continued) | [continued from page 11] to them the very pestilence from which they had fled. Falling victims to the disease, they were, according to custom, refused sepulture, in the ordinary burying-ground, and slept together as they had latterly lived |
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BURN BRAE | Burn Brae Burn Brae Burn Brae |
Mr Buchanan Chapelhill Mr White, Lynedoch Mr John White, Methven |
085 | A small Brae in the woods about ¾ of mile west of Lynedoch celebrated for having once been the residence of Bessie Bell and Mary Gray. About the middle of this brae there is a heap of stones said to mark the site of their bower. The stones have been thrown there by visitors in order to do so. See description of grave P. [Page] 11 |
DRUMCAIRN | Drumcairn Drumcairn Drumcairn |
James Irvine Tenant Estate Plan Mr White Lynedoch |
085 | A small dwelling house one storey high, slated and in middling repair The Earl of Mansfield Proprietor |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 12Methven Parish
[In List of names column beneath Burn Brae:]
Supposed Site of Bower
of Bessie Bell and Mary Gray
A.D. 1645
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, Catriona Graham
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