The small parish church of Logie-Dundee was dedicated by Bishop David of St Andrews in 1243, it
stood at the top of a steep slope, skirted by the road to Lochee. No trace of the church remains, but a
burial aisle built by Major Fyfe of Logie Smithfield occupies its site. Although very little of this now
remains.
Although no date can be given, a stone fragment of a coffin from around the 14th or 15th Century was
found at Logie.
In the early 19th Century Logie was described as "the most desolate burial-ground in
Scotland, as there
was no enclosure to keep out man nor beast." During the day it was a grazing ground for cattle and at night
it was a haunt for footpads (un-mounted highwaymen). In one corner was a dung heap and in another an
extensive piggery. Accommodation was so limited that the footpaths were converted into burial pits. In 1837
an eight foot wall was built by public subscription and a small burn on the north side paved over and
converted into a footpath
The cemetery was closed to interments in 1870.
Around the same time as with the Howff, the vast majority of stones were given a number which was
chiselled into the southerly edge. With No 456 being presently the highest number still visible, it gives an
indication of how big the original cemetery was. Over the years a great many have disappeared, and so
there are now only a scattering of headstones upon the hill.
There was a list made up in 1978, which is also published within Angus Monumental Inscriptions, and has
the remaining stones renumbered from 1-137. I have used this listing to enable some kind of order while
making up this section. As can be seen in the monument table there has been a few more stones, either
vanished or unreadable, since 1978. Within the headstone inscription pages the old and new numbers are
shown, the new numbering is prefixed with a * |