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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRNHILL | Cairnhill Cairnhill Cairnhill |
Revd. [Reverend] John Keith, Keith Hall Mr Charles Smith, Tenant Valuation roll 1859 60 |
055 | A farmhouse with offices and garden attached. Name derived from a large Cairn which once stood on the rising ground east of the farm. Property of Alexander F. Irvine Esqr. of Drum. |
| Site of CAIRN Stone Cist found here | (Site of) Cairn (Site of) Cairn (Site of) Cairn Stone Cist found here |
Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. Charles Smith Mr. James Johnstone, Kinmuck Mr. James Johnstone, Kinmuck |
055 | In the Statistical Account of Keith Hall and Kinkell parish written by the Revd. [Reverend] George Skene Keith about 1780 this Cairn is mentioned as one which "commands a prospect of the low country." It stoood where the cart track to Cairnhill farm leaves the present commutation road about an eighth of a mile northwest of Kinmuck village. The stones which composed it have long since been removed for the purpose of erecting stone fences, and not a vestige of it now remains. A stone coffin was found at its foundation. |
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[Page] 51Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell
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