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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of BALCRAIG CASTLE | Balcraig Castle (Site of) Balcraig Castle (Site of) |
Rev [Reverend] Mr. Moon (Minister) Mr. S. Anderson (Hatton Hill) |
042 | [Situation] About ½ mile SE [South East] of the village of Newtyle Is situated about half a mile south from the village of Newtyle & a very short distance West from the engine house on the Dundee & Newtyle Railway. |
| SUBTERRANEAN BUILDING OR CAVERN DISCOVERED HERE [Auchtertyre] | Subterranen Cavern Subterranen Cavern |
Rev [Reverend] Mr. Moon Mr. Bell (Auchtertyre) Mr. Wilson (Schoolmaster) |
042 | [Situation] About 7 Chains South of Auchtertyre. Is situated a short distance South from Auchtertyre & under or near the Statute Labor Road to Kettins. It was dug into some years ago ashes &c were found in it |
| BOWBUTTS | Bowbutts Bowbutts |
Rev [Reverend] Mr. Moon Mr. Wilson [Schoolmaster] |
043 | [Situation] About 25 Chains NNW. [North North West] of Newtyle Village. Two mounds or archery butts situated at a short distance south west from Kirkton Stone Coffins were dug |
Continued entries/extra info
Page] 13Parish of Newtyle, -- Co. [County] of Forfar -- Sheet 42 No.16 trace 3 & Sheet 43 No.13 1 & 6
Balcraig Castle [note]
"A short distance onwards to the South there is said
to have been a Castle (Balcraig) scarcely any traces of which
now remain. About its site, some urns in a broken state were
turned up by the plough not many years ago"
New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Forfarshire
page 559
Subterranean Building [notes]
Note. This being one of those caverns supposed
to be Picts houses the phraseology
here recommed will perhaps best explain the object
The same to be written in stump on plan.
"To the South of Auchtertyre there was discovered within the last forty years
one of those artificial caverns supposed of Pictish Construction"
New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Forfe. [Forfarshire]
page 559
Bowbutts [notes]
Note. Bowbutt to be written on plan
in German Text to each Knoll or
mound.
"In a field below Kirkton there are two mounds of artificial
structure used probably as archery butts, - monuments of olden times
one of these has of late been considerably impaired."
New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Forfarshire
page 559
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Alison James- Moderator, KBMW- Moderator
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