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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUTHERLAND KNOWE | Sutherland Knowe Sutherland Knowe Sutherland Knowe Sutherland Knowe |
James McIlraith Esq. Auchenflower Rev. [Reverend] William Dill Colmonell Rev. [Reverend] William Moore Barrhill William Mc Culloch Esq. Glendusk |
070 | A small round Knowe on which is a Trig [Trigonometrical] Station, composed of Tolerable good arable land. On the summit of which is the site of a Cairn about 5 yards in diameter, the Stones have been partly taken away to build the adjacent walls. It is now level with the surface but still the [line] appears quite visible. In its center appears the remains of a grave with a layer misshapen stone at each end about 2½ feet high with a row of stones placed edge ways connecting each layer thus (small drawing of the shape). It would appear that either a man of the name of Sutherland or a man from that Shire was either killed or buried here. It is on the property of Henry Hughes Onslow Alton Albany Barr. Tradition is Silent as regards Grave or Cairn. Situation - adjacent to Arecleoch farm House Thomas O' Farrell 29th July 1854. |
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