OS1/3/63/51
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANDING JOCK (site of a cairn) | Standing Jock Standing Jock Standing Jock | Mr John Hendry Thomas Wilson A. Wilson | 007 | This object is on the summit of Kaim Hill and was formerly a cairn, no trace of it now remains, [except the] A Trigonometrical Station [which] is erected on the site of the cairn, about 30 years ago there was a large stone stood in the centre of the cairn, but like the rest has disappeared. I have made particular enquiry regarding its origin but am unable to glean anything satisfactory but one thing certain a cairn was there and that is was called Standing Jock is certain Mr John Hendry of Southannan Mains on whose farm it is recollects the cairn So does the Messers Wilson of Fencebay Cottage |
Continued entries/extra info
Sheet VII.9 Trace 1The New Statistical Account supposes these to be one of a very primitive class of Fortlets. see Fort in page 92 and Castle Knowe in page 43
"The most remarkable hills in this parish are the Tarbert Hill, the Law, the Auld hill and the Conch or Camb. They have all been used as signal posts in the times of the Danish invasions. By fires from their tops, the alarm was soon given of the appearance of an enemy" Old Statistical Account vol II page 417
"Tarbert Hill, The Law, Auld Hill and the Conch or Camb or Kaim, were all used as signal posts, or the stances[?] of beacon fires during the period of the Danish invasions" Full [Fullarton's]Gazetteer
Transcriber's notes
Text in [ ] has been scored out and initialled T.B.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Christine Ewing, KatherineS
Location information for this page.
Linked mapsheets.
