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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLACH AN ABAIN | Clach an Abain Clach an Abain Clach an Abain |
Revd. [Reverend] John Fraser Mr Rose, Lonnie Rev. [Reverend] A. Campbell New Statistical Account |
004 | This name is applied to a large black stone, lying in the sandy beach about 200 yards within the high water line, and north west of Lonnie farm house; "on the south side of the bay, an immense stone, weighing at least 8 tons, which marked the boundary between the estate of Lord Moray and Culloden, was, on the night of Saturday 20th February 1799, carried forward into the sea 260 yards, some suppose that nothing short of an earthquake could have moved such a mass; but the more probable opinion is, that a large sheet of ice, which had collected to the thickness of 18 inches round the stone, had been raised by the tide, lifting the stone with it, and that their motion forward was aided and increased by a tremendous hurricane which blew from the land" It means the Abbots Stone See New Statistical Acct. [Account] It is on the property of the Earl of Moray |
| Site of CLACH AN ABAIN | Site of Clach an Abain A.D. 1799 | Arthur Forbes Esq. Culloden House, by Inverness | 004 | This name is applied to a large black stone, lying in the sandy beach about 200 yards within the high water line, and north west of Lonnie farm house |
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