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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN (Site of) | Cairn (Site of) Urn found |
Alexander McKillop Sannox | 238 | A few years ago a huge cairn of stones existed here which was removed for building adjacent dikes. Its outline can still be distinctly traced on its eastern side the bank fell away and disclosed an urn containing human bones, |
| CHAPEL (Site of) | Chapel (Site of) Chapel (Site of) Chapel (Site of) Chapel (Site of) Chapel (Site of) |
Alexander McKillop Sannox Mr. Stoddart Rev [Reverend] Mr. Blacklock Stat [Statistical] Account Origines Parochiales |
238 | The outline of this building can still be traced, about the centre of the Burial Ground. A rude figure of St. Michael carved on a pillar is built into the wall a few feet from the gateway |
| FARCHAN MÒR | Farchan Mòr Farchan Mòr Farchan Mòr |
A. McKillop Donald Kerr, Corrie Gaelic Orthography |
238 | A name applying to a rock behind some dwellings (which have no name). Sign: [Signification] Big Mallet (from its shape) |
Continued entries/extra info
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[Note under Cairn:]
A concentric circle "on the farm of South Sannox was demolished a few years ago for the building of a dike"
Bryce's Antiquities
[Note under Chapel:]
St Michael's Church Site of
"There was a Church at South Sannox dedicated to St. Michael. The only vestige of it
now remaining is the rude image of its patron saint, built in the wall of the Churchyard,
which is still used as a Burying Place"
New Stat [Statistical] Account.
[Note under Farchan Mòr:]
Should be Farachan being the best mode of spelling
McLeod & Dewar is not correct in this spelling.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, Brenda Pollock
Location information for this page.
Linked mapsheets.
