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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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HAINGER HOWE | Hainger Howe Hainger Howe Hainger Howe |
Henry Leask Esq Boardhouse Thomas Sinclair Esq of Beboran Mr Donald Stephen, Farmer Norton |
101 | The name given to a tumulus situated about ¼ mile E.S.E. [East South East] of Beboran and about the same distance west of "Garth", on the property of Thomas Sinclair Esq. |
STONE CISTS found AD 1848 | Stone Cists found A.D. 1848 Stone Cists found A.D. 1848 Stone Cists found A.D. 1848 |
Henry Leask Esq Boardhouse Thomas Sinclair Esq of Beboran Mr Donald Stephen, Farmer Norton |
101 | Three stone cists discovered by Mr Sinclair Beboran about ¼ mile Eastwards of the latter named place, two of these were found about 1 chain apart and lay due east and west the other of the same descriptive lay about 4 chains eastwards and quite close to a tumulus named "Hainger Howe" described above The cists simply consisted of four rough flags each, placed in the shape of a cist the top and bottom slabs measuring about 2 ½ ft [feet] in length and about 18 inches in breadth and the depth of the Cists about 2 ft. [feet] |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 50Ph. [Parish] of Harray -- Orkney
[signed] Kenneth Campbell C./A. [Civilian Assistant]
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