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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLOWS HILL | Gallows Hill Gallows Hill Park Gallows Hill |
H. Young Esq. Estate Map. George Arnot Cleish. |
030 | [Situation] About 1 Mile W. [West] of Cleish. A small eminence of the farm of the Mains of Cleish Situated in an enclosure Called "Gallow-hill Park" On the Summit of this eminence is a Circular piece of table land about 25 feet in diameter, bearing indent marks of it having been made so by Artificial means. George Arnot an old man says that he helped to removed a large Cairn of Stones from this Spot Some years ago when he found A Quantity of human bones, but nothing in the form of Grasses or Urns. |
| Site of a CAIRN [Gallows Hill] | Site of Cairn Site of Cairn |
George Arnot Walter Bailly (Cogfauld) |
030 | [Situation] About 1 Mile W. [West] of Cleish. A small eminence of the farm of the Mains of Cleish Situated in an enclosure Called "Gallow-hill Park" On the Summit of this eminence is a Circular piece of table land about 25 feet in diameter, bearing indent marks of it having been made so by Artificial means. George Arnot an old man says that he helped to removed a large Cairn of Stones from this Spot Some years ago when he found A Quantity of human bones, but nothing in the form of Grasses or Urns. |
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[Page] 57Note: Gallows. - An elevated Station for a view etc. Jamieson.
Note: "Gallows Knowes or hills, throughout Scotland,
are universally Supposed to have been the
places for public executions under the feudal
System."
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