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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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BURRIAN | Burrian Burrian Burrian |
Robert Flett Linneth Adam Flett Nistaben Thomas Harvey Corrigall |
095 | A large heap of Stones overgrown with grass, some people think that there has been a building of some sort here at one time but there is no appearance of any foundations of buildings It is partly surrounded by a trench & probably has been surrounded by it at one time Some years ago a small portion of it was opened and the skeleton of a man was found in it, in a crouching position. This heap of stones is supposed to be very ancient. |
TUMULI [SE of Corrigan] | Tumuli Tumuli Tumuli |
Robert Flett Adam Flett Thomas Harvey |
095 | Two heaps of earth & stones of ancient date. Situated about ¾ of a mile to the south east of Corrigall. |
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[page] 29Parish of Harray -- Orkney
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NoteBurrian: O.E. [Old English]
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