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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALINE HILL | Saline Hill Saline Hill Saline Hill Saline Hill Saline Hill Saline Hill Saline Hill Saline Hill Saline Hills Saline Hills |
Old Stat Acct [Statistical Account] Chalmer's Caledonia Revd [Reverend] Mr Morrison Mr. Robertson Mr Reddy, Farmer Sunnybraes Mr Telfer, Balgonar New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Co [County] Map of Fife and Kinross 1841 Property Plan with Mr BlacK Writer KirKcaldy 1804 Johnston's Co [County] Map |
029 | [Situation] About 40 Chains N. [North] of Coaly Ford A considerable range extending East and West. It is for the most part good pasture land but partially covered with Furze - On the highest and most conspicuous parts of the Hill there formerly stood three Cairns but they are now completely removed and the sites are doubtful. the features on which they stood still bear the Names Easter Cairn, Mid Cairn, & Wester Cairn |
| WESTER CAIRN | Wester Cairn Wester Cairn Wester Cairn Wester Cairn |
Revd [Reverend] Mr Morrison Mr Robertson Mr Telfer Property Plan |
029 | [Situation] About 50 Chains N.N.W. [North North West] of Coaly Ford An Oval shaped prominent elevation, on Saline Hill, on which formerly stood a Cairn - the stones of which have been removed for the purposes of fencing, the site of the Cairn cannot be pointed out with certainty but the feature is well Known by the name. |
| MID CAIRN | Mid Cairn Mid Cairn Mid Cairn |
Revd [Reverend] Mr Morrison Mr Robertson Property Plan |
029 | [Situation] About 44 Chains N, by W [North by West] of Coaly Ford A nearly circular feature, being the highest part of Saline Hill on which Stands a Trigl [Trigonometrical] Station, There was formerly a Cairn here but the stones have been removed and the site cannot be exactly pointed out. |
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[Page] 1bPlan 34B -- Saline Parish
[Note Saline Hill] -- "The remains of two Camps as they are called, are still to be seen, on on the Saline Hill
another on the low ground, the last is said to have been Roman". -- Old Stat Acct [Statistical Account]
[Faint Note Mid Cairn] -- From CarnocK, three miles North north West, there is a British
[Strength] on the summit of Saline Hill. [?] there was a [similar]
camp of the Britons at no great distance [from?] These fortresses of the [?] were no doubt taKen by the [?]
[??] [origin] of [85] A,D, -- Chalmer's Claedonia [Volume] 5 page [110]
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