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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN | Standing Stones Standing Stones Standing Stones |
John McKenzie Tormore John Kennedy Pien Peter Currie Shedog |
248.11 | Those three standing stones are evidently sepulchral, Stone Cists were found beside the larger one as the place has been much dug into. They represent a portion of a Cairn, of which the traces still remain. |
| KING'S CAVE | King's Cave King's Cave King's Cave |
New Stat Acct. [Statistical] Account McArthur's Antiquities Peter Currie Shedog |
248.11 | Towards the western base of Torr Righ Mòr are the caves consecrated by tradition to Fingal and King Robert the Bruce. The King's Cave is a larger water-worn recess about 100 feet in length by 50 feet in width and about 50 feet in height, scooped out in the sandstone cliff. Several Rude Representations of goats sheep stags & dogs are covered over the southern side of the cave. Adjoining the King's Cave are his Kitchen & Stable |
| TORR RIGH MÒR | Torr Righ Mòr Torr Righ Mòr Torr Righ Mòr |
John McKenzie Tormore John Kennedy Pien Peter Currie Shedog |
248.11 | A high hill on the farms of Tormore and Drimadown and to the east of the Kings Cave. The name signifies The Kings Big Hill. |
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