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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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