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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANDING STONE [Monks' Hill] | Standing Stone Standing Stone Standing Stone |
Mr George Horn North Monkshill Mr William Duncan North Monkshill Mr William Horn Dean School Master Lethenty Mr Charles Chapman Tailor Lethenty |
029 | Thus (small sketch) measuring about 6½ feet above the surface abt. [about] 4. feet wide and two in thickness. Supposed to have been a stone Circle; Some 40 years Since, three Stones were standing the other two were removed for housebuilding at Fyvie, The one remaining was lying on the ground for some years. The proprietor Mr Chalmers got it raised upon end and is now a Conspicuous object, and situated abt. [about] 4½ chains S.E. [South East] of the Summit or highest point of Monk's Hill. |
| STONE CIST AND HUMAN REMAINS FOUND HERE A.D. 1848 [Monks' Hill] | Stone Cist and human bones found here (A.D. 1848) Stone Cist and human bones found here (A.D. 1848) Stone Cist and human bones found here (A.D. 1848) |
Mr George Horn North Monkshill Mr William Duncan North Monkshill Mr William Horn Dean Schoolmaster Lethenty |
029 | Thus (small sketch) found, one Cist, made of 6. Stone flags measuring, it is said, about a foot and a half square and containing human bones &c. found at this position of the above named Standing Stone on Monks Hill. proprietor C. Chalmers Esqr. |
| SCHOOL [Monks' Hill] | School School School |
Mr. William Horn Dean Schoolmaster Mr. William Duncan N [North] Monkshill Mr. George Horn N [North] Monkshill |
029 | A mixed school and is called Trial or adventure School, receives no Govt. [Government] Support but is a little accu[ts] by the proprietors. situated at a public road about a ¼ of a mile S.E. [South East] of Monks Hill. upon the Lands of Charles Chalmers Esqr. |
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