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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BARMKYN | The Barmykin The Barmykin The Barmykin The Barmekin. |
James Rait. Esqr. Keig Revd. [Reverend] Mr Lowe Keig Mr Benton, Farmer, Airlie Collections of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff. page 619. |
053 | "There are two Druidical circles in the parish. One of them in the wood on the Cothiemuir Hill, within the grounds of Castle Forbes, and the *other on the top of a partly detached hill in the northwest part of the parish, comprising a circular enclosure of loose stones apparently the ruin of a rude wall, called "'The Barmekin" about 70 yards in diameter with a heap of stones near its centre." (From the Collections of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff p. [page] 619.) *see Page 34. [Initialled] E.H.C. |
| CAIRN (Remains of) [The Barmkyn] | Cairn (Remains of) | James Rait. Esqr Keig Revd [Reverend] Mr Lowe Keig Mr Benton, Farmer, Airlie Collections of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff. page 619. |
053 | It is not known whether this cairn or "heap of stones" be a sepulchral monument but it is considered to rank in antiquity with the Barmykin. |
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[Page] 37Parish of Keig
[Note beside 'The Barmkyn'] - N.B. A similar Camp, though of larger diameter, exists in the Parish of Echt, Aberdeenshire. [Initialled] E.H.C. Capt. R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers]
"Barmkyn _ Bermkyn _ The rampart, or outermost well, or fortification of a castle. An aperture for musketry." (Jamieson)
"On the top of a partly detached hill in the north west part of the parish is a
circular enclosure of loose stones, apparently the ruins of a rude wall,
it is called the Barmekin, and is about 70 or 80 yards in diameter, with
a heap of stones near its centre. There is no satisfactory tradition connected
with it." (New. Stat. [Statistical] Act. [Account] P. [Page] 949)
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