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There are in the churchyard a number of other
slabs of the of the 17th or commencement of the
18th century, many of them bearing Johnston
Arms and comemorating individuals
usually described as having lived in credit
and reputation and died in the Lord.

[Margin] Omit
One stone bears a shield reversed with three
mullets in chief and above what looks like a
bird of prey on the wing proper! The inscription
reads "heir lyes the body of Agnes Johnston gentle:
:woman spous to Daid Hall in Corrimains who
lived in credit and died in the fear of the lord
who departed this life in Februer 24 day 1673
Age 34. &c.

Stone Circle Whiteholmrig
At the Eastern end of Whiteholm Rig, a broad
grassy ridge rising to an elevation of some
600 ft. [feet] above sea level, and about 1/4 m. [mile] E N E. [East North East] of
Standburn Cottages on the road from Lockerbie to
Langholm are the remains of a stone circle
known as "the Seven Brethren". It appears to
have had a diameter of about 62 ft. [feet] and
to have consisted of at least twelce stone
of which seven and possibly eight remain.
Of the seven stones four remain upright and
in situ. slabs of whinstone varying from
8'' to 1'.8'' in thickness & from 2' to 3'.4'' in breadth. & from 1'.2'' to 2'-4''

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