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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAWK HILL | Hawk Hill Hawk Hill Hawk Hill |
Revd [Reverend] John Wilson. Mr John Tough. Auchleven. Mr Duffus. Bogside. |
044 | A small cultivated hill feature, having a Stone Circle on the top of it. at one time the hill was covered with wood and Hawks were very numerous here, hence the name, |
| STONE CIRCLE (Remains of) [Hawk Hill] | Stone Circle (Remains of) Stone Circle (Remains of) Stone Circle (Remains of) |
Revd [Reverend] John Wilson. Mr John Tough. Mr Duffus. |
044 | Two large standing stones, the remains of a stone circle situated on Hawk Hill. one of the stones is very large, measuring 8 feet 6 inches long and 6 feet 9 inches high and 2 feet 7 inches thick. |
| URN FOUND HERE [Hawk Hill] | Urn found here Urn found here Urn found here |
Rev. [Reverend] John Wilson. Mr John Tough. Mr Duffus. |
044 | The farmer of Loanend in the parish of Leslie, removed three stones from this circle [see above] some twenty years ago, and came upon an Urn below one of the stones, which sometime before he had shifted a little bit away from the circle. It was in trenching this portion of land that the Urn was found, containing small pieces of bones and black earth. The Urn crumbled away to dust when lifted to the surface, |
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