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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNAPPERTY HILL | Knapperty Hill Knapperty Hill Knapperty Hill |
Mr. J. Thomson Auchmachar Mr. J. Morrison Knappertyhillock Mr. G. Hunter Brownhill |
013 | Applies to a hill situated a short distance to the east of the farm of Knappertyhillock. There is a Cairn on this hill but it is hidden from view by the wood which surrounds the summit of the hill. |
| CAIRN [Knapperty Hill] | Cairn Cairn Cairn |
Mr. J. Morrison Knappertyhillock Mr. J. Thomson Auchmachar Mr. G. Hunter Brownhill |
013 | This Cairn is situated on the summit of Knapperty Hill. There has been nothing found at this Cairn as Colonel Ferguson wont allow any person to destroy it. The east end appears to have been examined by some of the curious. |
| Site of CAIRN [Knappertyhillock] | (Site of) Cairn (Site of) Cairn |
Mr. J. Thomson Auchmachar Mr. J. Morrison Knappertyhillock |
013 | Mr. J Thomson assisted at the opening of this Cairn, and found it to contain a stone coffin, in which there was traces of Human bones. Dr. [Doctor] Cooper (Old Deer) says they were calcined bones. |
| STONE CIST AND HUMAN REMAINS FOUND HERE A.D. 1839 [cairn, Knapperty Hill] | Stone coffin and human bones found here A.D. 1839. Stone coffin and human bones found here A.D. 1839. |
Mr. J. Thomson Auchmachar Mr. J. Morrison Knappertyhillock |
013 | Mr. J Thomson assisted at the opening of this Cairn, and found it to contain a stone coffin, in which there was traces of Human bones. Dr. [Doctor] Cooper (Old Deer) says they were calcined bones. |
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