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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAT STANE | Cat Stane Cat Stane Cat Stane |
Mr. David Burt. Mr. A. Thompson. Rev. [Reverend] A. Burt. |
015 | The object which bears this name is a rock or large stone nearly surrounded by Whins and resembling a stone Seat. it is on the top of a hill on the property of Mr. David Burt at or about 20 chains S.E. [Southeast] of New Toll Bar. The name is supposed to have originated from the fact of the late [Blank] visiting this place frequently accompanied by a cat. It is a well known object. |
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43 Parish of Arngask County of Fife Sheet 15.3 Trace 6.Note: "The Cat Stones found in various parts of Scotland apparently deriving their name from the British Cad or the Celtic Cath, signifying a battle, and therefore marking the scene of some ancient conflict." In the parish of Kirkliston is the oft noted Cat Stane, on which the painful antiquary may yet decipher the imperfect and rudely lettered inscription - the work most probably of much younger hands than those that reared the mass of dark whinstone on which it is cut in (H)OC TVMVLO TACET VETTA..VICTR.. About 60 yards to the west of the Cat Stane a large tumulus formerly stood, which was opened in 1824, and found to contain several complete skeletons.
The raising of stones of memorial on the scenes of victory is a custom of many early nations, and one which has not even now entirely fallen into disuse. The Bauta Stein of Norway and Denmark in its signification with the Cat Stane of Scotland" The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland. Page 96.
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