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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
Kempstone Hill	Kempstone Hill Kempstone Hill Kempstone Hill	Mr Robert Duthie (Stonehaven) Alexander Innes Esqr (Cowie) Revd. [Reverend] John Watt (Fetteresso Manse)	012.12	A large hill feature on the Estate of Cowie, situated between Megray Wood and Cantlayhills. Proprietor Alexander Inness Esqr.
Standing Stones	Standing Stone 1 Standing Stone 2	Mr Robert Duthie (Stonehaven) Alexander Innes Esqr (Cowie) Revd. [Reverend] John Watt (Fetteresso Manse)	012.12	Two large Standing Stones on the South west side of Kempstone Hill (see sketches and dimensions on Trace.) There is a tradition that there was a battle on this hill, and it is stated that the Stones mark the place where the victory was decided. Mr Innes the proprietor of the ground considers that they mark the place were some eminent persons have been buried, he has found human remains at the side of each stone, a little below the surface of the ground, but no Urns have been found. (See K,K, in Extract From R Barclay Esq &c) map pp [pages] 114-115
Cairn	Cairn (Remains of) Cairn (Remains of)	Mr Robert Duthie Alexander Innes Esqr Revd. [Reverend] John Watt	012.12	The remains of what appears to have been a large Cairn, the base of which can be easily traced on the ground, but the Stones have been all [continued on page 180]

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Parish of Fetteresso

[Below entry for Kempstone Hill:]
"Kemp - A fight, or the act of striving
for superiority. - Jamieson

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