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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of a CAIRN [Craigs] | Site of Graves Site of Graves |
Mr Matthew Mr James Hardy |
039 | [Situation] About 6 chains N.W. [North West] of the Craigs Farm House The farmer, during the progress of cultivation, came across, at the N.W. [North West] of his farm-steading, what he supposed to be Cistvaens, or graves, containing human remains, presenting the appearance of having been burnt. These graves were about three feet long, formed of flags, and were situate in a small hillock, from which the farmer has taken a considerable quantity of stones. |
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[Page] 39Parish of Dunfermline -- Plan 35. C.
[Notes] -- In Chalmer's Caledonia it states, that in early times, during
the existence of paganism, the burning of the dead settled
into a general practice. It was, however, relinquished on the
introduction of Christianity. Though the early pagans
burned their dead, yet, they appear to have somewhat
differed, in the manner of inhumation, according to the
rank of the deceased. In South-Britain, the Barrows
chiefly prevail; in North Britain, the Carns abound the
most: and both these, when they are of a round shape,
and are covered with green sward, are called in the
last named country, by the vulgar, hillocks, and
by the learned, tumuli.
Cistvaen: this word in the British language, signifies, literally,
a stone chest, from Cist, a chest, and mean, stone; the (ma)
in the British changing in composition to (v).
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