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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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Cairn (Remains of) | Cairn (Remains of) | Mr Robert Duthie C.G. Monro Esq Stonehaven Mr William Wood |
017.11 | A little to the north east of Bourtreebush are the remains of an ancient Cairn of [Stones] There is a tradition in the district that [a] battle was fought near this between the [Picts] and Scots, and on the moor near this, [there] were formerly several small cairns, which [have] been mentioned, there is no record of anything remarkable having been found. Mr [Duthie] a local antiquarian intends at some [further] day to excavate the base of this Cairn [near] Bourtreebush. |
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