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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOGIE | Manse of Logie Manse of Logie Manse of Logie Logie |
Mr. Ballantyne Schoolmaster Alexander Irland Manager at Works Mr. Henderson Law of Craigo Alexander Lyell Esqre., Solicitor, Montrose |
028 | A group of dwelling houses occupied by work people belonging to Logie Works. One of the houses was formerly the Manse of Logie Pert, hence the name. |
| SCHOOL [Logie] | School | Mr. Ballantyne Schoolmaster Alexander Irland Manager at Works Mr. Henderson Law of Craigo |
028 | A school for the education of the children belonging to Logie Works. The Teacher is allowed £15 per annum, Free house and garden, and school fees, by the Company of the above works. |
| THREE LAWS [tumuli] | Three Laws of Craigo Three Laws of Craigo Three Laws of Craigo Three Laws of Logie |
Francis Birse, Three Laws Robert Hector Esqr. Factor Mr. Henderson Law of Craigo Old Stat: Acct. [Statistical Account] |
028 | Three tumuli, one of which is quite entire it is tabulated and covered with a green sward of grass. The other two are wholly excavated, one full of water, and the other used as a sand pit. "The only antiquities in the parish are three tumuli, on three laws of Craigo, mentioned in the formerl Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] and situated nearly a mile west of the house of Craigo. Two of these tumuli have been opened and in one of them was found a stone Coffin containing a human skeleton almost entire, the bones whereof were of an extraordinary size, of a deep yellow colour, and very brittle. In the other tumulus opened, there were found, about a foot from the surface, four human skeletons of gigantic proportions, and near to these a beautiful black ring like ebony, of a fine polish and in perfect preservation. The ring was 12 inches in circumference and 4 in diameter, flat in the inside, rounded without and capable of fitting a large wrist. In the same tumulus was found an Urn full of ashes." New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] and see Chalmer's Caledonia Page 80 Vol [Volume] 1. Francis Birse tenant of the farm, says, so far as he knows nothing has been found in them, in the memory of any one living in the parish. |
| CIST, SKELETONS, URN AND RING FOUND [Three Laws] | Three Laws of Craigo Three Laws of Craigo Three Laws of Craigo Three Laws of Logie |
Francis Birse Three Laws Robert Hector Esqr. Factor Mr Henderson Law of Craigo, Old Stat: Acct. [Statistical Account] |
028 | "The only antiquities in the parish are three tumuli, on three laws of Craigo, mentioned in the formerl Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] and situated nearly a mile west of the house of Craigo. Two of these tumuli have been opened and in one of them was found a stone Coffin containing a human skeleton almost entire, the bones whereof were of an extraordinary size, of a deep yellow colour, and very brittle. In the other tumulus opened, there were found, about a foot from the surface, four human skeletons of gigantic proportions, and near to these a beautiful black ring like ebony, of a fine polish and in perfect preservation. The ring was 12 inches in circumference and 4 in diameter, flat in the inside, rounded without and capable of fitting a large wrist. In the same tumulus was found an Urn full of ashes." New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] and see Chalmer's Caledonia Page 80 Vol [Volume] 1. Francis Birse tenant of the farm, says, so far as he knows nothing has been found in them, in the memory of any one living in the parish. |
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[Page] 19Sheet 28-5 -- Parish of Logie Pert -- Forfarshire
Three Laws [note]
Of the objects to the east mentioned in the Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] only the
3 stones are now remaining, and these do not present the
appearance of "Standing stones", or of being "antiquities"
[Initialled] JB Lt. Col. RE [Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers]
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