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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
STANDING STONE (Site of) (Site of) Standing Stone
(Site of) Standing Stone
(Site of) Standing Stone
Mr John Cairncross.
Mr Sinclair Houston.
Mr Alexander Houston.
006 There was at one time a large "Standing Stone" here which was believed to marK the site of a grave. The stone was about 4 feet high and was removed many years ago.
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND HERE A.D. 1840 Human bones found here A.D.1840
Human bones found here A.D.1840
Human bones found here A.D.1840
Mr John Cairncross.
Mr Sinclair Houston.
Mr Alexander Houston.
006 In the year 1840 while some men were trenching this field they came upon a tremendous lot of Human bones, which appeared to have been deposited in a ditch and then covered in.
HUMAN REMAINS, IRON SPEARHEADS AND A BRASS HORSESHOE FOUND HERE A.D. 1840 Human bones, Iron Spear-heads, and a brass Horse-shoe found here A.D. 1840. Mr John Cairncross.
Mr Sinclair Houston.
Mr Alexander Houston.
006 Human bones, Iron Spear-heads, and a brass Horse-shoe were found here. The bones & Spear-heads were discovered in the Year 1840, when the sand slipped away, and the Horse-shoe was found by Mr Murray some years after. Cart loads of Human bones can be found along this sand banK at this place.

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