OS1/13/96/24
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumulus (Site of) | Tumulus (Site of) Tumulus (Site of) |
Rev Dr. [Doctor] Brewster Manse Mr John Swan Letham |
025 | [situation] About 1/2 a mile N.N.E of the Mansion house of Durie The site of an Ancient burial place on the farm of Bankhead, the Mound or Tumulus being removed from time to time to supply Durie Foundery with sand for casting purposes until nothing remains to [---] its former existence but a sand Pit_ The following Account written by Dr. Brewster for the new Statistical Account of Scotland respecting A, quite agrees with the local accounts "This interesting relic of Antiquity was opened about 15 years ago in the Corner of a field upon the Estate of Aithernie, when digging out moulding sand for a foundery in the Neighbourhood_ This was an Ancient Cairn or Tumulus Containing about 20 stone coffins and formed the apex of a Conical Hill_ The base of the Tumulus was about 40 yards square and laid with a Coating of Clay and the Coffins were lade slabs placed on edge with a Covering stone and cemented with Clay puddle_Above the Coffins was a Cairn of small stones, about three feet in depth, and over this was placed a composition of Clay and sand, so hard that it required the aid of a pick-axe to penetrate it. In two of the Coffins, near the end, was placed a Small Coin made of Clay, rudely ornamented, about 6 inches in diameter and the same in depth_ These coins contained a blackish substance which was covered with Oake bark, but the bark immediately mouldered when exposed to the Atmosphere_ Five of the other Coffins Contained each a layer Coin of similar materials about 14 inches in diameter and 24 in depth _ These were placed with their mouths inverted on a square stone and were filled with Calcined bones_ all the Coffins except the Five which held the larger bones contained human bones" |
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There are one or two words [---] of which I am unable to decipher although I believe the remaining to be true.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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