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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT DWELLINGS [Correen Hills] | Erd Houses Erd Houses Eirde Houses |
Mr Coutts, Farmer, Warrackston Mr John Smith, Farmer, Hillcroft So spelled in "Guide to Donside" Page 66. |
052 | This name applies to eight ancient abodes; they are all of a circular form, & measure about three yards and a half diameter, one or two of them measure a little more. Within the circle there is a depth from the original surface of about two feet, and the ground is so soft within this circle that I could easily thrust my walking stick up to the handle in the earth. They have never been excavated, and there is no appearance of any entrance into the earth, the grass and heath through course of time having concealed it. This has evidently been a village, but a more sterile & desert looking place at that time could not have been found in Aberdeenshire, and even yet it is grand in desolation. The houses are situated on the slope of a hill; evidently for shelter. [Signed] R Dickson Sapper R.E. [Royal Engineers] |
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[Page] 35Parish of Tullynessle & Forbes
Erd Houses, Habitations formed under ground.- (Jamieson)
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CorrieBuidhe- Moderator, June Lobban
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