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 Sometime after the Reformation, a laird's seat (belonging to the Oliphants

—Forgandenny Church.

Enrichment of Norman Doorway.

of Condie) was projected into the church, as shown by dotted lines on the Plan. It was on a high level, and the congregation gained access under it. This seat was done away with by giving the Oliphants of Condie the

porch, which they converted into a burial vault, enlarging it at the same time, and making their seat over it, with an opening into the church.

Forgandenny Church.

Font.

The Ruthven vault, situated further east, is probably a structure of the sixteenth or seventeenth century. Some closed up windows have features of that period. The seat belonging to Freeland House is situated over it.

The foundations of a building were recently discovered on the north side of the church, exactly opposite this vault (as shown by dotted lines on Plan), suggesting the idea that the simple Norman building had been converted into a cross church.

The bowl of the font (Fig. 1462) still remains. It is octagonal, but

—Font at Muckersey.

not equal sided, and is somewhat broken. It measures 2 feet 1-1/2 inches over all by about 15 inches high.

Fig. 1463 shows another font which exists at a chapel at Muckersey, a few miles distant. It likewise is octagonal and not equal sided, and has a coat of arms on one side, which we have not been able to identify. The chapel at Muckersey is now used as a family vault, and has no other ancient features.

INCHAFFRAY ABBEY,.

The ruins of the Abbey of Inchaffray, the ancient Insula Missarum, stand on a wooded mound not far from Madderty Station, about six miles east of Crieff.