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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONACH HILL | Lonach Hill Lonach Hill Lonach Hill |
Mr. A. Farquharson Relaquheim Mr. James Grant Lynardoch Mr. James Gordon Finnylost |
069 | a Steep and Conspicuous high hill, Separating Glen Ernan from Strathdon. The North Side of this hill down to the foot is also known by the name Cairnmore and the South Side is under plantation down to the Co. [County] Road The name of the hill seems to have derived from the gaelic of a Swampy meadow as such were at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Don previous to drainage and Cultivation. |
| BARONET'S CAIRN | Baronet's Cairn Baronet's Cairn Baronet's Cairn |
Mr. A. Farquharson Relaquheim Mr. James Grant Lynardoch Mr. James Gordon Finnylost |
060 | Situated abt. [about] 2½ Chains E.N.E [East North East]of the Summit or highest point of Lonach Hill and is used as a Trigl.[Trigonometrical] Station measuring abt. [about] 100 feet in Circumference at base and in height abt. [about] 30 feet in the Slope. about half way up the E. [East] Slope is a soft Sandstone placed erect in the dry stone building of the Cairn bearing the following inscription viz. "Baronet's Cairn The Tenantry of New Edinglassie Belabeg and Skellater to their Colonel and distinguished Landlord Charles Forbes M.P. [Member of Parliament] on his elevation to the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom by George 4th A.D. 1823." And on a similar stone, fixed alike on the W. [West] Side of the Cairn is another inscription viz "Carn Ridir - Air thogail le Tuath Nuadh Edduinglasardh Bhalbeig agus Skialenir mar Cuiniheachan air Maighister ionmhuinn agus Anrimill Shair Tearlach Foirbeis M.P. Air dha bhi air ardachadh leis an IV Righ Deorsa gu uruaim Ridir an Righaoch Aoniechte Am Bhlidhain ar Tighearna 1823."- |
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