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The late Duchess of Gordon, upwards of 30 years ago, selected for her summer residence, Kinrara, a romantic situation, within less than two miles from the church of Alvie. after her decease the Marquis and Marchioness of Huntly took possession of Kinrara, where for several years they resided annually from the beginning of August to November; It is now let for shooting quarters to Sir George Sitwell Bar.
According to Mr. Shaw, in his history of the province of Moray, the Barony of Dunachton came into the possession of the Laird of Macintosh about the year 1500, by his marrying the heiress, daughter of the Baron of Dunachton. Here Macintosh had a castle, which was burnt in 1689 and never rebuilt. South Kinrara and Dalnavest, the remaining part of Macintosh's property in this parish, commonly called Davochs of the Head, are a part of the compensation given for the head of William, the 15th Laird of Macintosh,who was beheaded by order of the Earl of Huntly in the year 1550, when he was paying a friendly visit at Huntly Castle.
Antiquities._ There is a number of barrows or tumuli on each side of the high road, nearly opposite to the manse; curiosity prompted some of the neighbouring gentlemen to open the most conspicuous one, where were found the bones of a human body entire,and in order, with two hart horns across. Contiguous to the barrows or tumuli mentioned there is an extensive plain on which a bloody battle is said to have been fought, but with respect to the cause of the battle, the time when it was fought, the clan or clans of which the conflicting armies were composed, and the leaders that commanded them, tradition is silent.
At Delfour are to be seen the remains of a Druidical cairn, enclosed by a circle of large stones closely set up on end 55feet in diameter. Within this circle, and concentric to it, is another circle, similarly enclosed, with stones in size, 25feet in diameter. At the distance of 25feet west from the Cairn stands an Obelisk

Examiners replies to ea[ch] of the underlined portions
Kinrara -- written
Barony of Dunachton -- Dunachton written
a castle, which was burnt in 1689 -- The present Dunachton Mains is built on the site see descriptive Remarks
South Kinrara, Dalnavert -- both written
Davochs of the Head -- description only
number of barrows or tumuli -- See descriptive Remarks and [?Trace]
were found the bones of a body entire -- See descriptive Remarks and [?Trace]
extensive plain on which a bloody battle -- See descriptive Remarks and [?Trace]
At Delfour -- See trace & descriptive remarks
Druidical cairn -- See trace & descriptive remarks
is another circle -- [ no reply]
At the distance of 25feet west from the cairn stands an Obelisk -- Shown on trace & descri[ption]

Transcriber's notes

'neighbouring' typed as in the report.