> I have been advised off-list that my earlier statement about the
>origin of the burial stone (see below) is incorrect. The burial stone
>was found in recent times on the grounds of the castle and sometime
>later it was mounted for display in the Chapel. The stone that
>"adorned" the gateway into the Chapel grounds is in safekeeping in
>Leith.
There was also the cross that was above the churchyard entrance archway
that was accidentally pulled down by some visitors during a holiday,
or so some locals told me.
John S. Quarterman <jsq@quarterman.org>
>----- Original Message -----
>"Ward Ginn" <wginn@cox.rr.com>
>says, in part:
> According to Thompson's Guide, the burial
>stone along with others were found in the burying ground of the old St
>Matthew's Church on the hillside below the Chapel. For years the
>burial stone was used as a decorative device over the inside of the
>gate in the north wall of the Chapel grounds.
>
>WLG
>
>
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