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ghastly edifices where the faithful of the Established 

 and Free Kirks conduct their praise. Little remains 

 of the building older than the fourteenth century; 

 but among the monuments in the chancel, sorely 

 defaced by centuries of neglect and brutal mischief, 

 there may still be recognised the recumbent figure 

 of Marjory of Abernethy, wife of Hugh de Douglas, 

 who died in 1259. Here sleeps also the comrade of 

 Bruce, the good Sir James, whose monument, with 

 the figure fairly preserved, is the chief ornament in 

 the north wall of the aisle. His heart is reputed to 

 be preserved in one of two leaden caskets, let into 

 glazed recesses on the altar steps; but more pro- 

 bably these contain the hearts of the fifth and 

 eighth Earls of Angus, of whom the former ' Bell- 

 the-Cat ' lies in St. Ninian's shrine at Whithorn. 



The present Earl of Home, upon whom, through 

 the female line, have devolved the honours and 

 possessions of this ancient house, has reverently 

 repaired this chapel of St. Bride, and these relics 

 are preserved from further dilapidation. 



On a green knoll to the west of the village 

 stands a modern work of art of singular merit. It 

 is a statue in bronze, the work of Mr. Brock, lately 

 erected by the officers of the Cameronian (26th) 



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