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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN OF MILDUAN | Cairn of Milduan (Remains of) Cairn of Milduan (Remains of) Cairn of Milduan (Remains of) Mildewne |
Revd. [Reverend] William Ronald, Cabrach Revd. [Reverend] Alexander Mackay, Rhynie Mr. James Craw, Lesmoir Extract from new Statistical account of Aberdeenshire |
042 | There is now at the present Day only the remains of this Monumental pile, it being almost reduced to the level of the ground, it has been removed for building purposes, there being only a few scattered stones, now to be seen. There are a number of smaller Tumuli scattered about this place, which is an indication of a Battle being fought about here. The Tradition of the Country is, that this Monumental pile was raised to Commemorate the engagement which is said to have taken place in the year 1057, between Malcolm and the usurper Lulach, who, for the brief period of Six months, assumed the title of King, withholding the Sceptre from Malcolm Canmore - "Here Lulach was slain by Malcolm" - From this engagement it derives to name Mildewne (meaning grave of a thousand)" Robert Dobson Lce.Corpl R.E. [Lance Corporal Royal Engineers] |
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Notes: "Durn - (British) Don (Irish) - Dusky or discolored."
"Moel (British) Maol (Irish) - Bare or naked. (Chalmers)
"Mile - A thousand"
"Duan - A Poem, Canto, Song, or Ode"
"Milidh - A soldier, Champion."
Nom [Nominal] "Dun - A heap, hill, Mount, fort," etc. (Gaelic)
Gen [General] Duin. A heap, hill, Mount, fort," etc. (Gaelic)
Literally - Soldiers Hill. - or Cairn Miltean" i.e Cairn of thousands.
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