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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE CIRCLE (Remains of) [Schivas] | Stone Circle (Remains of) Stone Circle (Remains of) Stone Circle (Remains of) |
Mr. Alexander Cheyne Newseat Mr. Alexander Mitchell Mill of Schivas Mr. George Allan Mill of Schivas |
037 | Is supposed to have been abt. [about] 1½ chains in diameter and Consisting of a great number of big Standing Stones. It is said that 19 were standing about 30 years ago but all except one have been Cut down and removed for building houses the only one remaining thus (small sketch - upright stone) is abt. [about] 5 feet above the surface and standing near a gate and angle of a stone wall at the north edge of the Woods of Schivas upon the property of the Earl of Aberdeen. |
| MILL STONE | Millstone Millstone Millstone |
Mr. Alexander Cheyne Newseat Mr. Alexander Mitchell Mill of Schivas Mr. George Allan Mill of Schivas |
038 | a large boulder with a circle inscribed upon the Surface of abt. [about] 3 inches deep apparently for the purposes of procuring a Mill stone out of the block. Tradition does not, it seems, refer to the time the Circle was inscribed The Stone however is well known by the name. |
| SCHOOL [Wood of Schivas] | School School School |
Mr. Alexander Cheyne Newseat Mr. Alexander Mitchell Mill of Schivas Mr. George Allan Mill of Schivas |
038 | An Infant school situated near the Edge of the Woods of Schivas and abt. [about] 3 ch [chains] in the Wood also abt. [about] 15 chs. [chains] W. [West] of the Boundary of Tarves & Ellon Phs. (Parishes] |
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