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STONE CISTS FOUND [nr parish church] Alexander Howie, Park Keeper
Andrew Mill Wright
Sir James Campbell Pr. [Proprietor]
New Stat: Acct. [Statistical Account]
020 The place where 4 Stone Cists were found about the year 1834 as pointed out to me by Alexander Howie a very old man in presence of the Proprietor. They contained the usual remains, and a presumed to be "the number of Stone Coffins found a few years ago about 300 yards east of the Church" alluded to in the New Stat: Acct. [Statistical Account]
STONE CIST FOUND [Mill Den] 020 Further East at the edge of the wood overhanging the River North Esk at the end of the Mill Den was found a very large rude stone slab on the removal of the floor of a cottage under which were quantities of human bones &c as pointed out by the same person.
[Initialled] JB
Lt.Col. [Lieutenant Colonel]

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