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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| CHURCH (Continued) | 006 | [continued from page 5] 1710 and the S. [South] Wing is Arched and is the burying place of the Shairp family of Houston, The Family Vault of the Earl of Buchan is under the W [West] tower & in it are deposited the Remains of the late Honble [Honorable] Henry Erskine who was twice Lord Advocate of Scotland, as also the late Lord Chancellor Erskine, his brother. Over the W. [West] door is the Semicircular Norman Arch, with raised Circular Moulding but the windows with one or two exceptions have been modernised & altered to the Square form; the walls are about 5 links thick and the interior has a very Confined Appearance but with two small galleries is capable of accommodating about 400. The prest [present] incumbent is the Revd. [Reverend] G. Boag who resides in a house contiguous to the Church, and the property of Lady Buchan. An allowance is made for the rent of this dwelling as there is no regular Manse. The Patron of the living is the Earl of Buchan - There are several acres of Glebe land adjoining the house. |
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