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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CAIRN | Blue Cairn Blue Cairn Blue Cairn |
Mr. Henry Esson Balnacraig Mr. James Neil Wreaton Mr. James Bartleman Clearfield |
081 | A large heap of loose Stones apparently intended for two Cairns, it is at present about 10 or 12 feet high, and its greatest breadth about 66 feet, its erection and history may be Connected with the Tumuli around, but nothing certain is known of either. |
| CAIRNS [nr Blue Cairn] | Tumuli Tumuli Tumuli |
Mr. Henry Esson Mr. James Neil. Andrew Ross Esqr. |
071 ; 081 ; 082 | Numerous heaps of heath grown stones, locally pointed at as marking the sites of those who have fell in ancient & now forgotten skirmishes: the Battle still remembered is that of "Culblean" where Malcolm the 3rd of Scotland defeated the Danes, and finally drove them to the sea at Crudden. "Culblean" is in Tullich Ph [Parish] |
| SCAR HILL | Scar Hill Scar Hill Scar Hill |
Mr. H. Esson Mr. J. Neil Mr. J. Bartleman |
081 | A prominent round rocky heathy pasture hill, as high but not as rocky as Craigdhu. the property of the Earl of Aberdeen. |
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