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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE CIST FOUND A.D. 1878 [Mill of Rango] | Stone Cist found A.D. 1878 Stone Cist found A.D. 1878 Stone Cist found A.D. 1878 Stone Cist found A.D. 1878 |
W.G.T. Watt Esqr.[Esquire] of Kierfiold House, Dr. [Doctor] Clouston Manse of Sandwick Mr Thomson Schoolmaster Aith J. Johnstone Esqr. [Esquire] of Vetquoy | 100 | An antiquity in the shape of four unpolished flags placed in the fashion of a coffin and in it was found ashes, It was found in an arable field nearly 1/8 of a mile S.E. of the "Mill of Rango" on the property of "Mrs Watt of Breckness" |
| TUMULI [Mill of Rango; Stockan] | Tumuli (remains of) Tumuli (remains of) Tumuli (remains of) Tumuli (remains of) |
W.G.T. Watt Esqr.[Esquire] of Kierfiold House, Dr. [Doctor] Clouston Manse of Sandwick Mr Thomson Schoolmaster Aith J. Johnstone Esqr. [Esquire] of Vetquoy | 100 | A group of eleven tumuli said to have been ancient burial mounds, which may be confirmed with the fact that in these, Stone Cists and other relics of the dead have invariably been discovered In these nothing has been found, they stand in an uncultivated field on the south side of the "Mill of Rango", and midway between the latter named place and "Stockan" on the property of Mr. P. Stockan. |
| TUMULUS [Mill of Rango] | 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 J. Johnstone Esqr. [Esquire] of Vetquoy | 100 | Remains of one tumulus said to have been an ancient burying mound situated about seven chains S.E. of the "Mill of Rango", on the property of Mrs Watt of Breckness. |
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