Fig. 1257.—Stirling Parish Church.
Details of Niche in St. Andrew’s Chapel.
relating to Stirling in 1479 and onwards for a period of forty years. He was provost of the town of Stirling, and appears to have been a liberal benefactor to this church. As shown on the Plan there are three interesting grave slabs in the chapel. One of these, of the date 1584, contains the arms of Durham of Grange (Fig. [1254]); but as no member of that family had A. D. as initials at that period, the monument may probably have belonged
Fig. 1258.
Stirling Parish Church. Exterior Base.
to the Durhams of Mollet, one of whom, with the above initials, married Eliz. Murray. This would correspond with the initials and lower shield on the slab (see Fig. [1254]) in which the Durham and Murray arms are impaled. The adjoining slab exhibits six shields. One of these contains the founder’s arms (Fig. [1255]), and another a curious figure arranged saltier-wise. Nothing can be determined as to the carving on the other shields. The remaining slab contains the arms and initials of Duncan Forrester (Fig. [1256]), possibly the son of the founder, and the Erskine arms with the initials M. E. A consecration cross is shown (see Fig. [1253]), which is carved on the north wall of the chapel.