OS1/20/101/7
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULCRONCHIE HILL | Culcronchie Hill Culcronchie Hill Culcronchie Hill Culchronghy |
John Burnie John Garroch Robert Ferguson Val, [Valuation] Roll 1819 |
036 | [Situation] About 1 mile N [North] by W. [West] of Craig (house). A Small hill on the farm of Culcronchie its Surface Consists of RocKy heathy pasture. On it are two Semicircles Composed of large Stones about 3 to 10 feet apart from each other, No information Can be gleaned in the locality Respecting them. In a BooK Called "The Battle of Craignilder" Says "The hill of Culcronchie is Separated from the Door of "Cairnsmore." a deep Ravine of Flow Moss, and on the hill many large Stones. that at one time have evidently formed a Segment, if not a complete Circle, enclosing an area of about 30 yds, [yards]. for what purpose the erection Could have been Raised must ever remain a matter of conjecture. "The Stones are all of a great Size; &. have Stood from 3 to 4 feet assunder, It is within the Memory of Some of the oldest living (of?) being, in a more perfect State, but many of the Stones have now Rolled down the hill . Whether this has been a Celtic place of worship, or erected for defence, must ever Remain undecided". - |
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24 Culcronchie
Cul, The BacK is Sometimes applied to an eminence. Cuil a Corner often occurs in the Composition of names, The affix Cronchie may be from the Gaelic Crunneachadh i. e. a gathering an assembly &c. [etc] Probably this may in Some measure explain the use of the remains of the Circles of Stones SpoKen of in the Descriptive RemarKs
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