This stone is said to have been
placed in the Howff as part of an elaborate hoax by Alexander Christie in 1807
who was said to have removed part of a stair from the Vault and had the following
names engraved on each side
East Side: William Renney
North Side: Janet Alison
West Side: Arthur Wemyss
South Side: Matildy Renney
The date 1042 was added
No inscriptions survive today due to the effects of erosion
de-laminating the masonry.
It is also said to have come from either the St Clements burial
ground(1) or the former Blackfriars Monastery(2)
(1)Letter to the Dundee, Perth and Cupar Advertiser 03 September 1858.
(2)Dundee Delineated 1922.
The stone is also reputed to be associated with the Nine
Incorporated Trades as a meeting point, I shall cover this more in detail in a
future page.
Claimant: Allison Wymss, David Hutcheson Grocer, Family of
Thomas Wymss.
N.B. This stone is said to be the oldest stone in the ground and
to have been brought from St Clements Burying Ground Vault. But from the name
and figures appearing to be modern it is doubtful.
Source:RT
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