OS1/21/18/127
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN (Remains of) [Normangill Rig] | Cairn (Remains of) | Richard Vessey, Robert Wight, James Cunningham. | 047 | Previous to 1855 this was a large artificial cairn but was remved during the spring of that year and the stones taken to build stone fences, at the bottom of the cairn was found part of a human skeleton, comprising the leg and thigh bones entire with the feet; amd other small portions of bone, the whole was deposited at the bottom of the cairn but were not in any cist or grave, the bones were laid on the ordinary level of the hill and covered over with about 250 cart loads of stones. The bones were evidently those of a man of large stature, the length of the leg bone being about 23 inches. |
| COUPLAND HILL | Coupland Hill | Robert Fletcher, Walter Jardine, Robert Wight. | 047 | A hill with a large base and of considerable height situated near Midlock Water on the farm of Midlock. |
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