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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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HILL OF STEMSTER | Hill of Stemster Hill of Stemster |
Donald Nicholson, Waterloo William Sutherland, Drumdry. John Phimster, Upper Milton, |
024 | A prominent hill feature above the farm of Upper Milton overlooKing the valley of the river WicK. It is chiefly lying in heath. Is on the same range with a district of Crofts called "Newton" being about 1/4 of a Mile to the West. Propy [Property] of Sir George Dunbar of AcKergill |
CAIRN (Site of) [Stemster] | Site of Cairn Site of Cairn Site of Cairn |
Donald Nicholson, Waterloo William Sutherland, Drumdry. John Phimster, Upper Milton, |
024 | This Cairn is said to have stood in a small piece of rough ground, Near the angle of a field S. [South] East, from the farm of Stemster. It was probably removed many years ago for building purposes. but the exact period cannot be ascertained. It must have been of considerable extent, as the foundation still remains, and is overgrown by the heath. so that the portion represented in Trace Cannot be ploughed. Propy [Property] of Sir George Dunbar AcKergill. |
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[Page] 145Parish of WicK -- Co: [County] of Caithness
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