St. Fittick / Old Church of St. Fittick

'The Book of St. Fittick', a "gathering together of some fragments of history related to the Torry district", refers to the ruins of the Old Kirk of St Fittick as being located by the mouth of the Vale of Tullos; in it is noted the following: "The old baptismal font of the church is now preserved in Marischal College. Could some old priest who blessed and banned in the days when holy water filled this great rude bowl, but know its history since his reverent congregation crossed themselves before it, how might he cry with Hamlet: 'To what base we may return'. For, until rescued from its degradation by its present custodian, it served for many years as the trough in a poultry yard." [source of transcription: This edition copyright © 2003 Ogmios Press and David Wilson]. [NB: at last check -October 2005- the main granite compound of Marischal College in Aberdeen was being 'developed' into a 5-star hotel; no mention of the font appeared on the plans release accessed -- could this be at the Marischal Anthropological Museum? NB: a perfunctory search of LEMUR, the Museum's on-line catalogue returned only one ancient font, that from Greyfriars Kirk -- to be completed]