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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUMULUS (Supposed) [nr Wormy Hillock] | *Danish Fort. Supposed (Remains of) | Mr. Cran. Farmer. Rhynie. Mr. Adams. Butteriebrae. Mr. Smith. Farmer. Old Forest |
033 | It is extremely difficult to obtain any authentic information relative to this Fort. By far the greater part of the rumors, and even positive statements are evidently false, and, therefore, not worth repetition. Some regard it as a Fort, and others as a Sepulchral tumulus. The Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Ronald is a gentleman thoroughly conversant with the history of the different parishes, in this part of the Country, and who as an authority is [continued on next page] |
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[Page] 36Parish of Rhynie
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Description continued. - saith not, but merely that here the monster's course was for ever arrested. A worm of the same genus named the Python, perished by Apollo's shafts.
Note: Tumulus - "At the foot of the hill, ('Noth') on the north west, there are several tumuli commemorative of an engagement fought in the year 1057, between the brave McDuff and the usurper Lulach, who for the brief period of six months assumed the title of King, witholding the sceptre from Malcom Canmore. Here Lulach was slain by McDuff. From this engagement is derived the name Mildewne (grave of a thousand)" (New Stat [Statistical] Act [Account] P1015-16)
Note: In Danish Fort - *See "Milduan" Plan 33/16 - about 1½ Mile East from this object
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GreenflyNZ, F Stevenson
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