208 Notes on Biel and Stenton. 



the Eucharist. On the shaft, and between the arms and centre, there is, as 

 on the front, though of a different type, ornamental interlacing work from 

 old crosses. The north side of the cross presents, in combination with inter, 

 lacing ornaments, the lily of the Annunciation with the rose ; and on the 

 other side, similarly combined, are palm leaves— emblematic of the Christian's 

 victory, and pomegranates — suggestive of hope in the Eesurrection. On the 

 base, in letters copied from a,n old cross of the middle of the fourteenth cen- 

 tury, is the following inscription : — 



KoBERT A. DuNDAS 0. NiSBET HAMILTON. Bom Feb. 9, A.D. 1804. Died 

 June9, A.D. 1877. 



" Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth : Yea, saith the 

 Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them." 



" Grant them, Lord, eternal rest, and let perpetuallight shine upon them." 



The memorial was executed by Messrs. Macdonald, Field, and 

 Co., Aberdeen, in Peterhead (red) granite, from full-sized 

 models and drawings of every ornament and figure, furnished 

 by Mr William Steell, under the superintendence of his distin- 

 guished father. Sir John Steell. I may add, in conclusion, that 

 filial affection lent its aid to this beautiful work of art, in the 

 way of suggesting symbols for the memorial. For a considerable 

 time Miss Nisbet Hamilton was engaged in making a careful 

 study of the sculptured stones of Scotland, the fruits of which 

 are embodied in this splendid memorial of an honoured parent. 

 Old Baptismal Font, Finial, etc., p. 434. 



Mr Marjoribanks writes, 6th August, 1883, '*We have now 

 got restored to the old church (standing near where originally it 

 must have been in Eoman Catholic times) the Baptismal Font of 

 the old church. There is also placed on the ruins of the old 

 church the Jlnial stone into which the shaft of the Cross had fitted 

 when the building was entire. This stone was built into an old 

 wall in the village, and always puzzled me. When the Club 

 visited Biel two years ago, Canon Greenwell was told off to look 

 at the stone, and he at once told us what it was. It is an inter- 

 esting looking stone — the cross appearing roughly on its four 

 sides." 



The two stones on the apex of the Eood Well, I understand, 

 still retain the position they occupied when the Club visited Sten- 

 ton. J. H. 



