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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRON HILL | Iron Hill Iron Hill Iron Hill |
P. Richardson F.C [Free Church] Minr [Minister] Ivie Willet Par. [Parochial] Teacher James Hope Esqr. |
050 | Is an oblong heathy pasture hill. Der-iving its name from the fact of it containing large quantities of iron ore above which are regular strata of a reddish coloured Limestone "cropping out" on the South west side. Property of Sir James Ferguson Bart. [Baronet] |
| DRUMMOCHREEN CAIRN | Drummochreen Cairn Drumochreen Cairn Drummochreen Cairn |
Peter Richardson F.C [Free Church] Minr [Minister] Ivie Willet Par [Parochial] Teacher James Hope Esqr |
050 | About a cart load of small stones piled on each other constitute what is locally known as "Drumochreen Cairn". Tradition is the only information we can obtain suspecting its signification and is as follows - " The Lands of Drummochreen & Dalquharren has had a lawsuit about some of their property boundary in which the former was successful, the latter overtook him on his way home and slew him before the other had time to draw his Sword, at the place where the cairn is now erected". A red coloured Stone is pointed out which is said to lie dyed with the "Lairds blood". being which is only a sandstone impregnated with iron ore - |
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