OS1/1/40/191
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSE CAIRN | Rose Cairn | Adam Thomson Talliethroy George Longmoor Talliethroy William Scott Bailliesward John Cruickshank Gordonsburn |
033 | A cairn of Stones where the Boundry of the Parishes of Huntly Gartly and Glass Come togther. It is said to have taken the name from one of the Earl of Fife's Factors who when putting up the cairn said to others present it Should be called the Rose Cairn, Rose being his own name. |
| SMART'S CAIRN | Smart's Cairn | Adam Thomson Talliethroy George Longmoor Talliethroy William Scott Bailliesward John Cruickshank Gordonsburn |
033 | A small cairn 170 links east of Rose cairn pointing out the place where a man named Smart, droped down dead while travelling, accompanied by his wife, between Huntly and the Cabrach to which he belonged. |
| SMIDDY HILLOCKS | Smiddy Hillocks | Adam Thomson Talliethroy George Longmoor Talliethroy William Scott Bailliesward John Cruickshank Gordonsburn |
033 | Three Small hillocks a short distance north of the top Black Burn; they are Said to have been called the Smiddy hillocks because of a kind of stone, found about them, of a hard porous matter Something like the Scoria of a forge. |
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[Page] 191County of Aberdeen -- Parish of Huntly
[Signed] George Rose Civil Assistant
Transcriber's notes
'Scoria' (O.E.D)1. basaltic lava ejected as frqgments from a volcano typically with a frothy texture.
2. slag separated from molten metal during smelting
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CorrieBuidhe- Moderator, Geoffrey M Gill
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