OS1/14/69/11
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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WHITE CATERTHUN | White Catterthun | Mr Will Writer, Brechin Ainslies Co. [County] Map Val. [Valuation] Roll Land of the Lindsays Fullarton's Gazeteer Chalmers Caledonia Old Stat [Statistical] Account |
019 | A considerable hill feature remarkable for the British Fort on its top |
FORT [White Caterthun] | Fort | Mr Will Writer, Brechin Ainslies Co. [County] Map Val. [Valuation] Roll Land of the Lindsays Fullarton's Gazeteer Chalmers Caledonia Old Stat [Statistical] Account |
019 | The portion of the outer intrenchment which lies within the plantation, is composed of a double rampart still plain to be seen, outside of the wood on the Northwest it is for the most part a flattish embankment surrounded by a narrow ditch, and at the North end, outside of the Fort, is a portion of rampart in excellent preservation, Surrounding the great rampart of stones is an earthen embankment and within it a ditch, Though the great mass of stones are now much disarranged yet their order can still be plainly seen, Inside the Fort is a beautiful grassy flat dotted with a few tufts of heather, Inside is a nearly rectangular figure, nearly flat with the ground, and the well, still some [continued on page 12] |
WELL [fort, White Caterthun] | Well | 019 | Inside is a nearly rectangular figure, nearly flat with the ground, and the well, still some [feet in depth, but filled up with stones and rubbish, is still there.] |
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[Page] 11Co. [County] Forfar -- Parish of Menmuir
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