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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE CIST FOUND A.D. 1871 [Bookan] | Stone Cist (No. 7oo.) Found A.D. 1871 Stone Cist (No. 7oo.) Found A.D. 1871 Stone Cist (No. 7oo.) Found A.D. 1871 Stone Cist (No. 7oo.) Found A.D. 1871 |
Mr. James Firth Farmer Bockan Mr William Sinclair Farmer Buckan Mr Peter Muir Farmer Howan, James Robertson Esqr. [Esquire] of Lyking | 100 | Four flags placed together in the shape of a Cist about 2 1/2 feet in length and about 2 feet in breadth inside of which there was light substance, or ashes, no bones have been found in it or near the place The Cist was discovered in 1871 in an arable field about 5 chains north of Buckan, in the District of Wasbuster, |
| TUMULUS [The Brecks] | Tumulus (No 8,) (Remains of) Tumulus (No 8,) (Remains of) Tumulus (No 8,) (Remains of) |
Mr. James Firth Farmer Bockan Mr William Sinclair Farmer Buckan Mr Peter Muir Farmer Howan, James Robertson Esqr. [Esquire] of Lyking | 100 | A mound similar to that which is described in the other side of this sheet, but much smaller and in it has been discovered a stone Coffin It stands on an eminence Known by The Brecks 1/4 mile south of Buckan (Bookan) and nearly 1/2 mile S.W. of Bockan (Bockan) |
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