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CAIRN [Cairn Hill] Cairn Hill
Cairnhill
Cairnhill
Cairnhill
Cairnhill
Mr William Neilson
William Dill
John Jamieson
John F. Gray
Alexander Cathcart Esq.
066 [Situation] Adjacent to and North of the Colmonell & Stranraer Road about 1¼ Mile S.W. [South West] of the former place.-
A Small and arable hill on the top of which is an ancient Cairn. This Cairn has no name & is Composed of Stones and earth placed in a circular form . A good deal of it has been removed [recently] particularly the Stones, for [building] purposes. It is about 50 feet [in] diameter and about 2 feet [above] the general Surface. -

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