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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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KING'S CAIRN | King's Cairn (Ancient) King's Cairn (Ancient) King's Cairn (Ancient) |
Robert McMillan Alexander McSkimming William McMillan |
013 | [Situation] About 1 mile S.E. [South East] of Kirriereoch Loch. A large circular cairn, situated the farm of Kirriemore, about 100 feet in diameter, the stones on [the centre] rise to a height of about [15] feet on the top of which is a [badly] constructed shepherd's pile [erected] to a height of about 4 feet No information can be obtained in the locality respecting either as to its erection or derivation of name, with the [exception] of what the Messrs. McMillan say "It is traditionally supposed [to] be the burial place of some chieftain or notable person" [Similar] ones have been opened in the vicinity And [ground] exposed in which human bones have been found. |
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