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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWERMADDEN | Bowermadden | Mr A. Macrae, Bowermadden Mr George Dunnett, Bowermadden Mr P. Finlayson, Auchorn |
012 | A large cultivated district Composed of two large farms - several small farms and a number of crofts. Property of George Traill, Esq, of Ratter. |
| HALL OF BOWERMADDEN | Hall of Bowermadden | Mr A. Macrae, Bowermadden Mr George Dunnett, Bowermadden Mr P. Finlayson, Auchorn |
012 | This name applies to a large farm-steading - dwelling house and small garden attached. Property of George Traill Esq. of Ratter |
| PICT'S HOUSE (Site of) [Hall of Bowermadden] | Pictish House (Site of) | Mr A. Macrae, Bowermadden Mr George Dunnett, Bowermadden Mr P. Finlayson, Auchorn |
012 | About six years ago while the present tenant of Hall of Bowermadden was removing this mound or Pictish House a quantity of Deers' Horns and bones of animals were discovered Also a number of Querns and other large stones with holes half way through them, which are supposed to have served to dress the grain before puting it into the querns. Some 50 years or so ago stones of this construction are said to have been used, throughout the country, for making, or rather dressing barley for cooking purposes. |
| BROUGH [1895] [Hall of Bowermadden] | Archaeologia Scotica vol. [volume] 5 p. [page]1 p [page]186 | 012 |
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