OS1/7/3/40
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTER | Wester | Mr George Sutherland Mr George T. Sinclair Mr R. Campbell |
001 | A large farm-steading: the property of George Traill Esqr of [Ratter] |
| KILLI CAIRN (Remains of) | Killi Cairn | Mr George Sutherland Mr George T. Sinclair Mr R. Campbell |
001 | A small heap of stones and earth apparently of long standing; on top stands a thin stone about two feet above the surface and about the same [--] and three or four inches thick - rather of [the] form of a "Flag". It's original purpose is [not] Known; but it has the appearance of a [Tumulus] This cairn is now a division point [and] a boundary line between the Estates [of] Freswick, and Ratter. |
| INN [Brough] | Inn | Mr George Sutherland Mr George T. Sinclair Mr R. Campbell |
001 | A small, ordinary public [house] in Brough: the property of George [Traill] Esqr of Ratter. |
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[Page] 40Co. [County] of Caithness -- Parish of Dunnet
[Note Killi Cairn] -- Nothing is known of this cairn, except that
it is a property boundry-mark, but I fully
believe it to be a burial Cairn. Altho; [Although] there
is little or no Gaelic now spoken in this district,
the name is evidently a corruption of
the Gaelic words - Cill a' Chairn Signifying
the Cairn grave, or Burial place of the Cairn
[Initialled] G.R
[Signed] Robert Kane
Sapr R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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Moira L- Moderator, Bizzy- Moderator, David Glass
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