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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMP [Hill of Boghead] | Camp Camp Camp |
Mr. Alexander Watt Mr. W. Divorty Mr. Thomas Watt |
065 | A small camp on the Hill of Boghead, and a short distance south of the Cairn Park, It is oval, and consists of a single Rampart, without ditch. It is traditionally associated with the battle which is supposed to have been fought here between the Danes and Scots, and of which no record appears to exist. |
| TUMULI [Hill of Boghead] | Tumuli Tumuli Tumuli |
Mr. Alexander Watt Mr. W. Divorty Mr. Thomas Watt |
065 | An immense number of Tumuli on Hill of Boghead, they are of various shapes and sizes, hundreds of these Tumuli have been destroyed within a few years past in reclaiming the land on which they existed. "On the moor between Kintore and Kinellar, numerous tumuli, of various sizes, occur - a circumstance which gives ground in supposing that it had at some time been the scene of great carnage either in battle or in flight; though no record or tradition now exists upon the subject." New Statistical Account |
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