OS1/23/17/124
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE CIST FOUND A.D. 1829 [Hurkisgarth] | Stone Cist found A.D. 1829 Stone Cist found A.D. 1829 Stone Cist found A.D. 1829 Stone Cist found A.D. 1829 Stone Cist found A.D. 1829 |
W.G.T. Watt Esqr.[Esquire] of Kierfiold House Mr Thomson Schoolmaster Aith Dr. [Doctor] Clouston Manse of Sandwick Mr Peter Stockan of Stockan J. Johnstone Esqr. [Esquire] of Vetquoy | 100 | An antiquity in the shape of a coffin comprised of four rude unpolished stones containing ashes with small pieces of burnt bones. discovered in an arable field about four chains north of the farm of Hurkisgarth on the property of Mr. Leask of Boardhouse. |
| TUMULUS [Stockan] | Tumulus (remains of) Tumulus (remains of) Tumulus (remains of) Tumulus (remains of) |
W.G.T. Watt Esqr.[Esquire] of Kierfiold House Dr. [Doctor] Clouston Manse of Sandwick Mr Thomson Schoolmaster Aith John Johnstone Esqr. [Esquire] of Vetquoy | 100 | In an uncultivated field, about 1/4 mile westwards of Stockan and 1/2 mile E.S.E of Kierfiold stands the object said to have been an ancient burying mound this may be confirmed with the fact that upon excavating these mounds they were: most of them found to contain some relics which prove these to have been places of interment some contain Stone Cists, containing ashes also ---- or Skeletons, in this one nothing has been discovered, the property of Mr. Stockan of Stockan |
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Parish of Sandwick OrkneySigned: Kenneth Campbell C/A
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Under 'Tumulus' one word unable to be deciphered and is indicated as ----.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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