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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPEL CAIRN | Chapel Cairn Chapel Cairn Chapel Cairn |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Ronald. Cabrach. Mr. James Cran. Lesmoir. Mr. William Bonnyman Brae of Scurdargue |
042 | This name applies to a large Conspicuous Cairn, situated about half a mile North of the farm of New Forest. It is supposed to have been one of those ancient remains which are generally regarded as Druidical places of worship, or sepulchral monuments of very ancient time. |
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[Page] 59Parish of Rhynie
Notes: It is extremely difficult to gather information respecting this name. I have assiduously made every inquiry about it, and am informed, that this object belongs to a class of antiquities called "Chapels" from their supposed connection with Druidical worship. It is not far from the supposed Danish Fort & Mr Ronald is inclined to think that both are sepulchral monuments connected with the same Pre-historic event.
I have no doubt this was a Chapel for Christian worship, because the stones of the cairn are not Druidical stones but such as might have been used in a primative building & 2ndly [secondly] the Bell-hillock is beside the cairn. Chapels were very numerous in this district. There were 5 or 6 between Huntly & Chapel Cairn following the line of the Bogie. JMcD [James McDonald]
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