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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONEHONE | Stonehone | Donald Waters. Ruther. A. Andrew. Lynegar. J. Henderson, Stonehone Croft, |
018 | Continued from No.1 [Page 20] "Sepultus in prodio de Hofa in Cathnesia. There is in the parish of Watten, in Caithness, and near the kirK, a small town called Stenhouse. Very near the farm house of Stenhouse, there is a large rocK lying in the middle of a green spot of ground, which, at first sight, appears to have been brought to that spot for some purpose. The old tradition concerning it is that it was a monstrous serpent turned into that stone, by St Magnus, the tutelar saint of OrKney. This was monKish legend, for the MonKs invariably dealt in the marvellous. Liotus was buried there, and that stone is the sepulchral monument of that great man. We add to this legend and say that this marvel happened also on the day that the battel of BannacKburn was fought, (OVER) [Continued on Page 22] |
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