OS1/4/19/30
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN RIV | Cairn Riv (site of) | William Anderson. Backhill of Drachlaw George Anderson Farmer Drachlaw Peter Tocher Sheilburn |
022.08 | This was a huge cairn, on the farm of Backhill of Drachlaw, Supposed to have been Druidical. and Said to have contained upwards of a thousand tons of stones - all of which have, with the exception of the "Caerlin Stone", been removed and used in building walls &c on the adjoining farms: A portion of a gold chain, and a gold ring were found in the cairn. |
| CARLIN STONE | Caerlin Stone Caerlin Stone Caerlin Stone Caerlin Stone Carlin Stone Carlin Stone Carlin Stone |
William Anderson Farmer Backhill of Drachlaw George Anderson Farmer Drachlaw Peter Tocher. Sheilburncroft. Pratts History of Buchan John Morrison Alexander Morrsion Carlincraig |
022.08 | A huge mass of rock, about eight feet high and between six and eight feet broad, Standing on the South east edge of "Cairn Riv" - and said to be one of a large Druidical circle, which was about 36 yards in diameter, All the stones, except the "Caerlin Stone", have been broken, and removed - Carlin is the modern mode of spelling this name. |
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[page] 30Co. [County] of Banff -- Ph [Parish] of Inverkeithny
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