OS1/3/58/98
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN DUFF | Cairn Duff (Remains of) Cairn Duff (Remains of ) Cairn Duff (Remains of) Cairn Duff (Remains of) |
Mr. James Provan Lochridge Mr. Kennedy J.A. Snodgrass Esqr. Mr. Alexander Watt Peacockbank Pointed out by Mr. James Provan John Weddell |
013 | In a samll plantation on the far of Peacockbank (Mr. Provans) there is quantity of Stones forming part of what was formerly a Cairn of considerable size. They are mixed with earth and overgrow with grass and trees. and at present have notmuch of the appearance of a Cairn. |
| URNS &C FOUND HERE [Cairn Duff] | 013 | "About thirty years ago, while Mr. Dean of Peacockbank was sorting out some trees in a small plantation, on Cairnduff Brae, on his property, he discovered three urns containing human bones. The urns were covered by a great quantity of Stones, forming , it is conjectured, one of those Cairns, in which the Ancient inhabitants of this Country buried their dead." New Statistical Account. Page 734. |
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Parish of Stewarton -- Sheet XIII.9 T. [Trace] 5
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