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of Kinkell. Galloway appears to have been one of the most able public men of his time, of whom Boece says,[1] "He was so great a favourite

Fig. 1319.—Kinkell Church. Font.

with the Bishop (Elphinston) that none of his concerns of moment were transacted without him."



SACRAMENT HOUSE, KINTORE, Aberdeenshire.


Another piece of sculpture (Fig. 1320) said to have been removed from the Church of Kinkell is preserved at the Church of Kintore. It was at one time built into the outer wall of the Church of Kintore, but it has now been removed for better preservation into the interior. It

  1. "Life of Bishop Elphinston," Orme's History, p. 26.