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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARNEY HILLOCK | Earney Hillock Pictish House (Remains of) | Mr Alexander Daws, Bowermadden Mr McRae Bowermadden Mr James Grant. Bowermadden |
012 | This name applies to a small mound which at first sight one would suppose to be a natural hillock, but upon going to its summit, evident traces of its having been a "Pictish House" are to be seen. The large flagstones which formed the roof of this building are now embedded in the ground shewing about 8 or 10 inches of their edges above the surface, & the surface, & the summit is slightly hollow through the roof having tumbled in. This house has never been opened up and in consequence nothing can be said of its interior. There is a superstitious notion in the minds of some of the people in the neighbourhood of this mound in connection with it. They believe it to be the dwelling of fairies &.c. &.c. and one woman told me that they were to be seen playing on the tops of it every night. |
| PICT'S HOUSE (Remains of) [Earney Hillock] | 012 | This name applies to a small mound which at first sight one would suppose to be a natural hillock, but upon going to its summit, evident traces of its having been a "Pictish House" are to be seen. The large flagstones which formed the roof of this building are now embedded in the ground shewing about 8 or 10 inches of their edges above the surface, & the surface, & the summit is slightly hollow through the roof having tumbled in. This house has never been opened up and in consequence nothing can be said of its interior. There is a superstitious notion in the minds of some of the people in the neighbourhood of this mound in connection with it. They believe it to be the dwelling of fairies &.c. &.c. and one woman told me that they were to be seen playing on the tops of it every night. | ||
| BURN OF HUNSTER | Burn of Hunster | See Name Book of Olrig Parish | for descriptive remarKs see N [Name] BooK of Olrig Ph [Parish] |
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