OS1/13/94/4
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CAIRN [Law Head] | Cairn Cairn Cairn |
Mr. Nichols Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Mr. Cochrane |
024 | A Small mount on the very Summit of Law Head, covered with grass and a few rugged Stones. About 70 years ago a Stone Coffin and earthen jars, Supposed to be of Roman Manufacture, were found at this Spot. |
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[Page] 4Parish of Markinch 24C
Note: "About 7 years ago on the Headlaw, between Markinch
and Balgonie, a Coffin was found of a Square form, made
of four unhewn slabs of free stones set edgeways, and covered
with a broad Stone of the same kind, upon which was laid a large
unformed mass of Stone, above all a heap or Cairn of Small Stones,
the bones enclosed in it were Calcined".
Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
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