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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of CHAPEL OF LORETTO | Site of Loretto Chapel Site of Loretto Chapel of Loretto Chapel of Loretto Allareit or Chapel of Loretto - Allareit or Chapel of Loretto Chapel of Loretto Chapel of Loretto |
Mr Marshall Mr Thomson Hospital Master Marshall's Hist. [History] of Perth Book of Perth New Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] Peacock's Hist. [History] of Perth Plan of Perth 1774 Plan of Perth 1792 |
098 | [Situation] Near the NE [North East] end of Loretto Court. The precise Site of this chapel has been lately discovered on the north side of the South street. Mr. Todd Ink manufacturer purchased property here a few years ago and lately when removing an old house he found that the lower parts of said house consisted of walls of uncommon thickness and peculiar style building in many respects resembling the ruined walls of a church, underneath appeared to be ruins of vaulted chambers with foundations of great depth within the area of which he found immense quantities of human bones which he sold at 6d. a cart load to be ground and used as bone dust for manure. This site is also marked on two old [Continued overleaf] |
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City of Perth -- Sheet 98. 5 No. 13 -- Trace 3 [Page] 127G Text [In pencil below Chapel of Loretto]
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