The Ancient Church and Parish of Abernethy: An Historical StudyW. Blackwood and Sons, 1897 - 524 páginas |
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... Scotland . It was the capital of the Pictish kingdom , and as an ecclesiastical centre was closely connected with the introduction of Christianity into the country . It had a priority in time and influence even to Iona , and , with its ...
... Scotland . It was the capital of the Pictish kingdom , and as an ecclesiastical centre was closely connected with the introduction of Christianity into the country . It had a priority in time and influence even to Iona , and , with its ...
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... Scotland in Prehistoric Times , by C. Annandale , M.A. , LL.D. , p . 20 . 2 Edmund Spenser refers to these as existing in Ireland at his own day , and thus writes of them : " Besides these two sortes of hilles , there were aunciently ...
... Scotland in Prehistoric Times , by C. Annandale , M.A. , LL.D. , p . 20 . 2 Edmund Spenser refers to these as existing in Ireland at his own day , and thus writes of them : " Besides these two sortes of hilles , there were aunciently ...
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... Scotland , for “ ( 1 ) in many cases they exhibit varieties of form which are peculiar to Scotland , and ( 2 ) the moulds themselves are found in the soil in which the objects are found . " - Scotland in Pagan Times : Bronze and Stone ...
... Scotland , for “ ( 1 ) in many cases they exhibit varieties of form which are peculiar to Scotland , and ( 2 ) the moulds themselves are found in the soil in which the objects are found . " - Scotland in Pagan Times : Bronze and Stone ...
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... Scotland overlap each other , and the transition from the one to the other must have been very gradual . If , however , weight is to be attached to the statement of Tacitus , iron was most likely known in Scotland for a considerable ...
... Scotland overlap each other , and the transition from the one to the other must have been very gradual . If , however , weight is to be attached to the statement of Tacitus , iron was most likely known in Scotland for a considerable ...
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... Scotland as a place of sepulture , and they erected over the graves barrows or tumuli . In Scotland , as in Scandinavia , they are met with " mostly on hills , and near the firths or sea - coasts , whence there is an uninterrupted view ...
... Scotland as a place of sepulture , and they erected over the graves barrows or tumuli . In Scotland , as in Scandinavia , they are met with " mostly on hills , and near the firths or sea - coasts , whence there is an uninterrupted view ...
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Abbey abbot ancient appointed Arbroath Archibald Assembly Balvaird barony belonging Bishop brethren called Canons Castle Celtic Church Celtic Scotland Celts century charter Christ Christian church of Abernethy Church of Scotland Clan Macduff clergy congregation connection Covenant cross Culdees Culfargie daughter David divine Douglas Peerage Dr Skene Dunkeld Earl of Angus Earl of Fife early ecclesiastical Edinburgh Erskine estates evidently father favour Fife Frasers of Philorth Glasgow heirs heritors Ibid influence interesting Iona Ireland Irish James John king kingdom Kirk lands lordship Macduff Margaret marquis Master of Angus monastery monastic monks Mugdrum Nectan nethy ordained pagan parish church Parliament period Perth Pictish Chronicle Picts possessed prayer preaching presbytery present probably protest Reformation regarded religion religious Roman round tower saint says Scots Scottish sculptured stones Seceders Secession seems Southern Picts St Andrews St Columba synod tion tribe William worship
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