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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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BIN HILL | Bin Hill Bin Hill Bin Hill |
Rev [Reverend[ James Peter, Minister Bridge of Leslie Mr Thomas Kemp, Merchant Bridge of Leslie Mr Alexander Thomson, Farmer Old Leslie |
044 | A hill of considerable elevation situated about ½ a mile north of Bridge of Leslie, property of Sir Andrew Leith Hay, Leith Hall |
Site of CAIRN [Bin Hill] | (Site of)Cairn | Mr Alexander Thomson | 044 | Mr Alexander Thomson's father some 60 years since removed this cairn but he does not remember anything remarkable being found The site of the cairn can still be traced on the ground. |
STONE CELT FOUND HERE [Bin Hill] | Stone Axe found here | Mr Alexander Thomson | 044 | About 3 years since, Mr Alexander Thomson's son found in a field a little to the south of the Druid's Stone, a Stone Axe. It is about 9 inches long, 5 inches across the mouth and very neatly finished. |
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[page] 32Parish of Leslie
Stone Celt found here - the original document includes a small sketch of the general appearance of Stone axe
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