The history and traditions of the Land of the Lindsays in Angus and Mearns; with notices of Alyth and Meigle; . ld Earls of 5Tfje Castle of Bailue was situated in the parish of Airlie,3 within little more than anhours ride of Clova, and stood on a rising ground near the westend of a large moss. It was moated in old times, reached by adrawbridge, and part of the ruins and causeway were visibletowards the close of last David Lindsay, the son of 1 Lives, i. p. 440. 2 Andrew Lindsay was heir to his father Alexander, in the lands and town ofFiehell, with the teind-sheaves, and
The history and traditions of the Land of the Lindsays in Angus and Mearns; with notices of Alyth and Meigle; . ld Earls of 5Tfje Castle of Bailue was situated in the parish of Airlie,3 within little more than anhours ride of Clova, and stood on a rising ground near the westend of a large moss. It was moated in old times, reached by adrawbridge, and part of the ruins and causeway were visibletowards the close of last David Lindsay, the son of 1 Lives, i. p. 440. 2 Andrew Lindsay was heir to his father Alexander, in the lands and town ofFiehell, with the teind-sheaves, and the fourth part of the town and lands of Rottal,with the teind-sheaves—all in the barony of Cortachy.—(lnq. Spec. Forf., Aug. 18,1657, No. 362.) 3 The kirk of Airlie was dedicated to St. Meddan (vulg. Meaden). A spring inthe neighbourhood, and a small hamlet, bear his name. A finely sculptured ambry,and a figure in mailed armour, are built into the kirk wall. See Proc. Soc. v. p. 346, for a paper by Mr. Jervise on the antiquities and history of Airlie,Baikie, etc. * Old Stat. Ace. xi. p. CASTLE AND CHAPEL OF BAIKIE. 355 Margaret Fenton, and bailiff of the Earls of Crawford forseveral years, was designed of Lethnot and Baikie, and chargedas an accomplice with the Earls son and heir-apparent in thesacrilegious outrage on twa monkis belonging to the Abbeyof Cupar. He is the last-designed Lindsay of Baikie, and it islikely that the estate had passed from the family in the timeof his successor, for the third Lord Glamis had charters of itin After the execution of the unfortunate Countess ofStrathmore for the alleged crime of witchcraft,2 the accountsof the Lord High Treasurer show that a payment of fortypounds was made for the reipar of the Glammys and Baky,3so that it is probable, since the King lived a good deal atGlamis during the proscription of the Lyons, that some of hiscourt may have resided at Baikie. The old chapel of Baikie, which was dedicated t
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