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ground and the interior is not at all
raised above the surrounding level.

Kelton Par. [Parish] Kirkcormack Church
The ruined kirk of Kirkcormack is
situated within a wood in an angle
formed by a sharp bend of the river Dee
about 1/4 m. [mile] NNW. [North North West] of Mayfield farm. The
building which is almost reduced to its
foundations measures interiorly about 41’ by 19’.
Lying within the ruin at the W. [West] end is a
large flat slab, 5’.6” in length and 1’.10” in
breadth, broken in two at 2’.3” from the upper
end. Carved in high relief in gothic letters
around the margin is the inscription
“Hic jacet honorabilis Sir Patricius Mac:
:lellan qui obit anno domni. anno 34. [1534]
(see rubbing) At the head of the stone placed
sideways is a shield bearing arms a chevron
with a mullet in base while incised on
the lower part of the stone has been a
sword with a broad blade or scabbard
symmetrically pointed. At a late date
an inscription in modern lettering partly
translating the original inscription has
been incised across the flat surface of the
stone.