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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH (on the Supposed Site of Abercorn Monastery) | Church on Supposed Site of Abercorn Monastery | Revd.[Reverend] David Playfair Mr. S.B. Hare Factor Mr. Christopher Dawson schoolmaster |
002 | [Situation] In the north Side of the parish of Abercorn The Parish Church of Abercorn, which is supposed to have been Erected on the site of the Ancient Monastery, is Supposed to have been built about the 13th Century. The Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Playfair says that there is nothing in the Records to say whether it was dedicated to a Saint or not; nor is there anything to indicate the date of its erection. It is an Irregular pile of buildings of Several dates, apparently, and is pleasantly Situated amidst Woods and Evergreens; adjoining the Deer Park. There is an Extensive Graveyard attached, in which there are Several Very large ash trees. The number of persons attending, and the Communicants varies; the number of the latter on the Roll is 269. |
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[page] 18Sheet 2 -- No. 10 -- Parish of Abercorn
[Note] -- "The remains of the monastery have wholly disappeared. Some foundations of buildi [buildings]
and a mass of deep black loam of limitted extent in the vicinity of the Church are
the only traces hitherto found" etc. etc.
"The Socket of an ancient occupying its original position was exhumed last year in alteri [altering]
the west end of the Church and by the removal of an outbuilding the shaft was exposed mutilated
and converted into an obscure window lintel. The two sides visible are elaborately carved with
arabesque tracery in relief resembling the crosses at Iona" -- New stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Co. [County] Linlithgow page 26.
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