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Parish of Rhynie
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Description Continued - some hieroglyphical characters standing on the moor of Rhynie, is said to have been erected in memory of an engagement part of this stone has been lately broken up." (From the new Statistical Account of Scotland vol XIII p. 1016. Ed 1843)
"There are some monumental stones scattered throughout the Parish rudely carved with hieroglyphics, much defaced." (From McFarlane's Geographical Collection for Scotland M.S.S. Circa A.D. 1730. (Advocates Library) Parishes of Essy & Rhynie there is nothing remarkable in this Parioch, save that the Tyrant Macbeth lies buried here.
Its length from Bogancloach to Templen is two miles and [continued on next page]