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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloch Hill | Cloch Hill Cloch Hill Cloch Hill Cloch Hill Cloch Hill Cloch Hill |
Hercules Scott Esqr. (Proprietor) Mr John Willocks (Muirton) Mr James Masson (Tullo of Benholm) Mr R. Cuthbert (Boghead) Mr John Smith (Moathill) Mr John Thom (Woodside) |
024.16 | "On the summit of the nearest hill to the sea, except one, bordering with the parish of St Cyrus, and commanding an extensive prospect, stands a rough stone, in the circumference of a stony circle, commonly called the Cloach Stone. It is more than a foot thick, measures eight feet along the ground, and rises nearly six above its surface, in an inclined direction towards the north. As there is no place in the neighbourhood except one at the south corner of the parish, close by the shore, where stones of the same quality are found, it appears to have been brought from there, not without considerable difficulty the intervening space being a pretty steep assent of more than a mile. It would seem therefore to have been erected for some useful purpose, perhaps with a view to perpetuate some memorable event. Tradition says, a battle was fought near the place and the number of the flint heads of arrows, found on the side of the hill where it stands affords some reason to credit this repost. Between this and the coast a great quantity of human bones has been dug up, in the course of improving the land, for nearly the space of a mile along the rising ground above Johnshaven. The bottom and sides of the graves containing these bones were all lined with rough stones. It is difficult to account for so great a space being [Continued on Page 36] |
| The Cloch, a standing stone | The Cloch Stone | Hercules Scott Esqr. (Proprietor) Mr John Willocks (Muirton) Mr James Masson (Tullo of Benholm) Mr R. Cuthbert (Boghead) Mr John Smith (Moathill) Mr John Thom (Woodside) |
024.16 | "On the summit of the nearest hill to the sea, except one, bordering with the parish of St Cyrus, and commanding an extensive prospect, stands a rough stone, in the circumference of a stony circle, commonly called the Cloach Stone. It is more than a foot thick, measures eight feet along the ground, and rises nearly six above its surface, in an inclined direction towards the north. As there is no place in the neighbourhood except one at the south corner of the parish, close by the shore, where stones of the same quality are found, it appears to have been brought from there, not without considerable difficulty the intervening space being a pretty steep assent of more than a mile. It would seem therefore to have been erected for some useful purpose, perhaps with a view to perpetuate some memorable event. Tradition says, a battle was fought near the place and the number of the flint heads of arrows, found on the side of the hill where it stands affords some reason to credit this repost. Between this and the coast a great quantity of human bones has been dug up, in the course of improving the land, for nearly the space of a mile along the rising ground above Johnshaven. The bottom and sides of the graves containing these bones were all lined with rough stones. It is difficult to account for so great a space being [Continued on Page 36] |
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[Page] 35Parish of Benholm
The Cloch [Note] "Cloch - A Stone." (Gaelic)
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