OS1/5/20/20
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN (Site of) [Sisterpath] | Cairn (Site of) |
Mr Thomas Cockburn Sisterpath Mr J. Hogg Waulk Mill Mr J. Thompson Whinkerstones |
022.05 | This Cairn was situated on a S [South] elevation in a field about half a Mile West from Sisterpath farm, near th[the] Northern road leading from Fogo to Gr[Greenlaw] it was about 90 yards in Circumference and of a considerable height. |
| STONE COFFIN FOUND HERE [Sisterpath] | Stone Coffin found here | Mr Thomas Cockburn Sisterpath Mr J. Hogg Waulk Mill Mr J. Thompson Whinkerstones |
022.05 | . After a g[good] quantity of large stones had been taken for building purposes, the tenant of path[Sisterpath], Mr Cockburn, about 30 years ago, desirous to remove the remainder and cu[cultivate] the ground, and in so doing found ab[about] four feet below the surface a Stone Co[Coffin] 4 1/2 feet long inside, containing appeari[appearingly] the ashes of a human being, immed [immediately] towards the West of this Coffin, there [--] found a urn of Common Earthenwa [Earthenware] which unfortunately became broken by [--] implement and a large brass ring very m[much] corroded, such as might have been us[used] for military purposes. The Coffin being ciently[sufficiently] under ground does not obstruct [--] plough and has therefore not been re[removed] from its site. |
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Collected by H Sharban
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