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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE CIST FOUND HERE A.D. 1861 [Elphin] | Stone Cist found here AD 1861 Stone Cist found here AD 1861 Stone Cist found here AD 1861 |
George Brechin, Kinharrachie John Kidd Blindburn Thomas Robertson Elphin |
038 | In the Year 1861, when Thomas Robertson, the tenant of Elphin was trenching and draining a park at the back or near the houses, he came across a stone cist containing bones and black earth. |
| STONE CIST FOUND HERE A.D. 1818 [Kirkhill] | Stone Cist found here A.D. 1818 Stone Cist found here A.D. 1818 Stone Cist found here A.D. 1818 |
George Brechin, Kinharrachie John Kidd Blindburn Thomas Robertson Elphin |
038 | In the year 1818 as the late farmer at Kirkhill was draining he found a stone Cist, Containing bones and black earth. |
| KIRK HILL | Kirk Hill Kirk Hill Kirk Hill |
George Poulson,Mains of Arnage John Kidd Blindburn William Roberts Elphinhill |
038 | A rising ground about one mile South east of Arnage Station, the hill is generally speaking, Cultivate there being only a small patch of whins at its top. There was no chapel or Kirk here about as the name would lead a person to believe |
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[Page] 52Parish of Ellon
[Note relating to 'Kirk Hill'] - "Altho' there be two different places in the parish called Kirkhill, one in Turnerhall's interest, and the other in Ellon's, yet no vestige of a place of worship can be found; only in the land of Esselmont, on the Chapeltoune, there are the ruins of ane Chapell but nothing remarkable about it. (Collections of the shires of Aberdeen & Banff)"
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CorrieBuidhe- Moderator, DANIALSAN, Susan Snowdon
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