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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallow Hill | Gallow Hill Gallow Knowe Gallow Hill |
New Stat Acc [New Statistical Account] Estate Plan Sir J.S. Forbes Bart. [Baronet] |
019.11 | "Opposite the Castle of Kincardine and at the distance of a few hundred yards only from it, is the farm of Gallowhill, commonly called "Gallowhill-Stone" from a large stone which is said to mark the place where criminals were executed. A road lay from the Castle across the Morass to this place and in enlarging the roads through that farm, several stone chests have been found of Coarse workmanship, but containing the Skeletons of bodies laid out full length, and the bones untouched."- (New Stat Acct.) [Statistical Account]. Beyond the Urn, and Stone Cist as marked on this trace, there is no person knows any thing of Stone Chests being found nor yet Saw the remains of any. |
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