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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| WEDDERSWELL | Wedderswell Weatherswell |
Rent receipt for 1858 Mr. Taylor Parish School-master Valuation Roll for 1857-58 Valuation Roll for 1856-7 Ainslies Co. [County] map |
045 | [Situation] In the SW. [South West] corner of the parish A small thatched cottage with a few acres of land the property of Lord Panmure. About 1/2 a mile South West from these houses (on trace 2) Mr. David Hume of East Skichen, when excavating a hillock, found several rude Stone Coffins a couple of feet below the surface. Fragments of human bones were in them, and inside one was an urn containing fragments of burnt human bones. These Coffins &c. Mr. Hume discovered about 30 years ago. |
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[Page] 47Sheet 45 plan 14. -- Parish of Carmyllie. -- Trace 3 & 6.
[Note]
"In a small sandy hillock on the same farm "(Skichen)" there was discovered a few years ago
another coffin of a similar description about 3 feet below the surface containing an urn
of the rudest workmanship. Some black mould was found in the urn but no trace
of bones." New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Forfarshire p. [page] 357
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