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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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KING'S STANE | King's Stane King's Stane King's Stane |
Mr James Rait. Mr Joseph McDonald. Mr John Sutherland |
063 | A very large stone in the centre of the Kings Moss. Tradition say's there was a battle fought in the hollow just over the Ph [Parish] Boundary of Keig in the Ph [Parish] of Tough and that the King directed the movements of the battle in person, by taking up a position on this stone:- hence the name. I cannot find out what King this was or about what time the battle was fought. |
HORSEMAN'S STANE | Horseman Stane Horseman Stane Horseman Stane |
Mr James Rait. Mr Joseph McDonald. Mr John Sutherland. |
063 | A very large stone, or craig, called the Horseman Stane, it is also said that while the battle was being fought, there was a horseman stationed here, to watch the movements of the enemy; hence the name. |
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[Page] 71Ph [Parish of Keig]
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