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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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WILKIE'S QUARRY (Limestone) | Wilkie's Quarry (Limestone) Wilkie's Quarry (Limestone) Wilkie's Quarry (Limestone) |
Award & Plan Mr. Howden Mr. C. Gullen |
016 | A quarry Set out by the late Sir William Rae Commissioner of Award for the use of the inhabitants of Strathmiglo Parish. At present it is little used owing to the depth of Slate Stones which are of inferior quality which covers the Strata of Limestone about 13 or 14 feet. |
CAIRN [West Lomond] | Cairn Cairn Cairn Cairn |
Mr. Howden Mr. Skinner Mr. Senior William Reid |
016 | A large heap of stones on the Summit of the West Lomond and known in the neighbourhood as a Cairn but whether it has been a Druidical Cairn of sacrifice (as conjectured in Leighton's Hist. [History] of Fife) or a memorial is not known. |
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[page] 61Parish of Strathmiglo
Wilkie's Quarry situation -- About 2 1/2 Miles N.W. [North West] of Easter Glasslie.
Cairn situation -- On the Summit of West Lomond.
[Note - Cairn] "The West Lomond is considerably higher than the East and on its top is large heap of loose stones, or a Cairn, such as is found on many hills of Scotland." Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account].
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