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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN (ANCIENT) | Cairn (Ancient) | William Henderson n&s Monybuie John Henderson n&s Drumwhirn T.P [Turn pike] Minnihive |
017 | A large heap of stones promiciously thrown together in a circular form about 80 feet in diameter and about 4 1/2 feet high. It is supposed to have been raised over a chieftain or some notable person who fell in Battle here, (according to the authorities given) as similar ones have been opened and human bones was found in them. It is on the farm of Upper Monybuie. |
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[Page] 77Parish of Balmaclellan
Plan 17A Trace 6 -- List of Names collected by John Bray C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
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Cairn (Ancient) - A heap of stones
[Signed] W. Driscoll Gosset
Lieut. R.Engrs [Lieutenant Royal Engineers]
Septr. [September] 30 1850
[Signed] John Bray CA [Civilian Assistant] Sept [September] 3rd 1850
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