OS1/13/26/1/20
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANNETY | Bannety Bannety Bannety Bannety |
Mr A Ireland Mr J Ireland Mr William Blythe Smalls Antiquities |
016 | [Situation] 1⅜ Miles S.W. [South West] of Edentown A plain Stone dwelling house with extensive farm yard attached the property of and Occupied by Mr Archibald Ireland |
| SITE OF CAIRN | Cairn Site of | Smalls Antiquities Mr A. Ireland |
016 | [Situation] 1¼ Miles S.W. [South West] of Edentown The Site of this Cairn is supposed by Doctor Small to have been the Scene of a Struggle between the Romans and Caledonians the proprietor Mr Ireland pointed it out and Stated that the mould is different from any other part of the field and of richness Surprising - it is situated East or NE [North east] of Bannety about 14 chains Independent of Mr Smalls writings the tradition of the Country and opinions of the people generally in this neighbourhood all agree in Supposing that a great battle was] fought at Meralsford and extended up the river as far as Burnside they build their Supposition on the fact of Such a numerous quantity of human bones Urns Coffins and other implements of war being found at different periods in and about the locality named |
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[Page] 20Plan 16A Trace 6 Parish of Strathmiglo
Note: Site of cairn - Col [Colonel] Miller has not noticed this cairn in his Archaeologia Scotica
Note "Within a recent period, the west portion
of this parish is said to have Contained numerous Cairns, imagined to be
relics of Druidical Superstition. Within the memory of the present generation,
there also existed Several barrows and tumuli, with human bones, Ashes, and warlike instruments"
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