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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| SITE OF CAIRN | Cairn Site of Cairn Site of |
Smalls Antiquities Archaeologia Scotica |
016 | [Situation] ½ Mile S.E. [South East] of Edentown This (Cairn Site of) is a little north of Standing Stone described on the other Side In page 43 Archaeologia Scotica "Farther west at F a very large Cairn Stood, Containing upwards of two thousand Cart load of Stones. Upon Removing it about 30 years ago a pit Six feet long two broad and of the Same depth was found quite full of burnt bones; and near it another two feet square and two deep full of the finest sand. An Urn was also found near the Surface of the Cairn full of bones" Mr John Strachan living at present a Feuar in Edentown well recollects the Site of Cairn and he States that it had Several Coffins Urns human bones & turned up at various times at or about the site of this Cairn. |
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[Page] 42Plan 16A Trace 9 Parish of Strathmiglo
Note: Pages 42 & 43 Smalls Antiquities
"It must have been extremely bloody to the Romans; and
a great number of them must have fallen from the
immense number of the ashes of burnt bones found there
lying in large pits in the form of Stone Coffins, and Covered
with thin broad flags. There was also a very large
Cairn laid upon these and the proprietor lately told
me that when removing the Stones, besides the Ashes
already mentioned, there was also a pit of fine fine
Sand by itself, about as fine as is usually put in Sand glasses"
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