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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT (Remains of) [Beins Law] | Fort (Site of) Fort (Site of) Fort (Site of) |
Mr. John Bogie Balcanquhal Mr. Robert Guthrie Balbaird Cottage Mr. William Anderson Glentarkie |
009 | [situation] On Beins Law. This is the Remains of an Ancient Hill Fort, which, Judging from the remains must have been of Considerable strength. The North side is Very Steep and the South side was defended by three Ramparts the remains of which still exist, tho' very much defaced. The Summit, towards the North side of the Fort, is of a great height and terminates in a Conical point on which is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station. There is no Tradition in the locality respecting this Fort. |
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9 Parish of Abernethy Plan 9C. Trace 2[Note - Fort (Remains of)] Old English
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"North-east of Balvaird on a hill called Beinslaw there is a British hill fort which has been fortified with considerable trouble. The sides of the hill are scarped all round and a rampart of earth has been thrown up which surrounds it. It is about 133 feet in circumference In the neighbourhood of this fort some years ago two small cairns were opened in which were found two stone coffins containing the ashes of burnt bones and in one of them a small urn of burnt clay neatly ornamented and about the size of a breakfast cup." Leighton's Hist [History] of Fife Vol.II p.207
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