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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIELDHELLES CHAPEL (Remains of) | Chapel (Remains of) Chapel (Remains of) Chapel (Remains of) Cheildhelles Chapel Cheildhelles Chapel Cheildhelles Chapel Cheildhelles Chapel Cheildhelles Chapel Cheildhelles Chapel Cheildhelles Chapel |
Thomas Simson Esqr. Mid-Blainslie Mr William Fletcher Nether Blainslie Mr George Scott - Nether Blainslie Milne's Hist [History] of Melrose P. 69 (1743) County Map Crigiens Parochialles - Thomas Simpson Middle Blainslie Allan Frear Esqr. Banker Melrose Revd. [Reverend] William Murray Minister of Melrose Ph [Parish] Chambers Caledonia Vol.11 P.179 |
001.12 | The remains of an old chapel, Situated in the Northern part of the Parish of Melrose - the walls are nearly levelled with the ground, and it would appear to have been of small dimensions. The interior has been used as a burying ground but there has not been any person interred in it for the last 30 years - It is supposed to have been a Chapel of Ease to the Abbey of Melrose It is called by the inhabitants about here "Chapel Croft" - "And the third, lying in the Northern extremity of this parish, (Melrose) was called CHIELDHELLESCHAPEL - The Chieldhelles Chapel was a handsome structure of hewn stone - The place where it stood, still bears it name" - Chambers Caledonia Vol 11 Page 179 - |
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