OS1/4/23/71
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KING'S GRAVE | King's Grave | Revd [Reverend] J Kemp Dufftown A Cowie Esq. Dufftown James Grant Dufftown. |
025.05 | A square plot of wooded ground although it is called The King's Grave and is Known by no other name now it being so long in use, it is actually a tumuli or trench into which numbers of the dead were thrown who were slain in the battle of Mortlach and is mentioned as being such in the Old Statistical Account. |
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[page] 71County of Banff -- Parish of Mortlach
"A square bit of ground, almost covered with whins, into which multitudes of the dead
were tumbled, this is very near the north west corner of the fir-park of Tomnasmuid".
Old Statistical Account
[signed] James Gray
Lc Corpl R.E [Lance Corporal Royal Engineers]
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