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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD HALL | Old Hall | Hugh Davdson Esq Tenant Revd [Reverend] Alexander Gunn Watten Donald Munro Old Hall |
018 | This name applies to a handsome and commodious dwelling house with outhouses and garden attached - built a few years ago - The name also applies to a large farm steading - (which was the original "Old Hall") consisting of dwelling house, outhouses and garden attached - Both are on the estate of Dun and are the property of Sir Robert Anstruther - Balcaskie House, Forfarshire |
| CAIRN OF DUNN | Cairn of Dunn | Hugh Davidson Esq Tenant Revd [Reverend] Alexander Gunn Watten Donald Munro Old Hall |
018 | This name applies to a small knoll on which stood, until lately a cairn of stones - Hence the name - The knoll is said to be a Pictish House but no excavations have been made in it to shew that such is the case |
| Supposed Remains of PICT'S HOUSE [Cairn of Dunn] | Pictish House (remains of) | 018 | This name applies to a small knoll on which stood, until lately a cairn of stones - Hence the name - The knoll is said to be a Pictish House but no excavations have been made in it to shew that such is the case | |
| BROUGH [1895] [Cairn of Dunn] | Brough | Archaeologia Scotica Vol [Volume] 5. part 1. p [page] 186 | 018 |
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[Page] 40Watten Parish -- Caithness
[Signed] George Hobson C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
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