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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALMENY CHURCH (Ancient) | Dalmeny Church Dalmeny Church Dalmeny Church |
Summer Life on Land & Water by W. W. Fife Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Muir Incumbent Mr. R Burton Teacher Dalmeny |
003 | [situation] In the village of Dalmeny This church is One of the most venerable and perfect specimens of Ecclesiastical architecture in Scotland - It is of the purest Norman Style; and Consists of a simple quadrangular building without aisles or transepts; excepting on the north where is a modern projection resembling a transept which is now used as a Mausoleum by the family of Roseberry - The windows are all in the Norman Style of Arch with Zig - Zag mouldings and in excellent preservation; attempts at their renewal have Consistently been made but bear evident indications of a less [continued on page 26] |
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[page] 25Parish of Dalmeny -- Sheet 3 No. 13 -- Trace 5
Note - From the remarkable style of this building
and from its being so generally advanced for its antiquity
as the most moderate opinion of antiquaries give
it at least a date as early as the eleventh century
It may therefore with propriety be written on plan
with the supposed date as above. This is publishing
no more than the truth of what is Known in the
locality & elsewhere concerning it
[Note] N.B -- N.B. Stone Coffin in G. Text [German Text] to be written to the coffin
shewn on trace near the church. -- see quotation page 24.
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