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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supposed Picts' Kiln | Picts' Kiln (Supposed) | Mr. Robert Duthie (Stonehaven Mr. William Wood (Stonehaven) |
017.11 | There formerly stood at this place what appeared to be a large Cairn. In the Autumn of 1860, permission was given to Mr. R, Duthie (a local antiquary) to excavate and explore the base of the Cairn, after removing a quantity of Stones and earth there was found an ancient Kiln 8 1/2 feet in diameter at the top, 4 1/2 feet in diameter at the bottom and about 7 feet deep. The inside was lined with stones, and small boulders, bearing the marks of fire, the bottom was covered with rude shaped bricks in a decomposed state, and under the bricks was a layer of Smooth clay about 2 inches thick, the entrance to the Kiln was by steps on the west side. There was found at the bottom of the Kiln a large quantity of black unctuous earth, vegetable charcoal, and a small quatity of burnt oats and barley. The Kiln is situated immediately to the north of the farm house of Law of Lumgair. There is no mention of it in any of the records, for previous to it being explored it was always considered to be a Cairn. - [Signed] B. Render Corpl R.E. [Corporal Royal Engineers] "Ancient Dwellings -. The rudest of these consist simply of shallow excavations in the Soil, of a Circular or oblong form, and rarely exceeding seven or eight feet in diameter. Considerable numbers of these may be observed in several districts both of Aberdeenshire and Inverness-shire each surrounded with a raised rim of earth, in which a slight break generally indicates the door, over [continued on page 91] |
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