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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNAN HILL | Benan Hill Bennan Hill Bennan Hill Bennan Hill Bennan Hill |
J. Blair D McConnel M. Young D. Banes Johnston's County Map |
051 | A high bold pasture [hill] property of Sir D H [Blair]. The extracts from an "Old [Statistical] Account & "Pattersons History [of Ayrshire] notice the circumstance of [sepulchral] urns having been dug up [on] the summit of this hill, and [the] former speaks of the vestiges [--] oblong entrenchment being then [--] and the probability of the relics [--] the latter says decidedly that [there] are no remains in the vicinity [--] hill has been closely [examined] and no vestiges of an [antiquity] have been discovered. An obelisk is situated on [the] summit of the hill. |
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