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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| MIDDLE MAUSE | Middle Mause Middle Mause Middle Mause |
John Harris Occr. [Occupier] Mr. Baxter Mr. Anderson, Factor, Banker Blairgowrie |
052 | A fine farm house and Offices. The property of James Clark Rattray Esqr. of Craighall. |
| URNS FOUND [Middle Mause] | Ancient Coins & Urns, Found here Also numerous Cairns were excavated about 20 or 30 years ago. |
052 | Immediately behind the the offices [of Middle Mause] 2 ancient coins were found by Mr. Baxter, and 2 Urns were excavated from a gravel hillock now a G.P. [Gravel Pit] a short distance north of the house. | |
| ANCIENT COINS FOUND [Middle Mause] | Ancient Coins & Urns Found here | 052 | Immediately behind the the offices [of Middle |Mause] 2 ancient coins were found by Mr. Baxter, and 2 Urns were excavated from a gravel hillock now a G.P. [Gravel Pit] a short distance north of the house. | |
| Site of HAER CAIRN | Site of Haer Cairn | 052 | About 12 or 14 years ago, on this and the adjoining farms numerous small Cairns have been excavated in the process of clearing the land. The largest of which, on the farm of Morganston was called the Haer Cairn. (see site of cairn on trace 4) | |
| STONE CISTS FOUND [Haer Cairn] | 052 | in the removing of this cairn [Haer Cairn] Mr. Baxter & Mr. Soutar, Banker say that many human bones and 2 stone cists were found containing a skull and a quantity of burned ashes. | ||
| Site of CAIRN [Middle Mause] | Said to have been next in size to the Haer Cairn | 052 | The general tradition in the locality is, that a great Battle had been fought here betwixt the Caledonians and Romans. This Mr. Soutar says, is supposed, from the evidence of a number of names lying in the district but chiefly within the parish of Kinloch, such as Craig Roman in Blairgowrie, Galmyre (Galgacus), Balcairn, Cairnbutts and a large Caledonian Camp called the Buzzard Dykes in Kinloch besides the evidence of the numerous Cairns both on the farm of West Gormack in Kinloch & the district of Mause in Blairgowrie. Knox's Map of the Basin of the Tay places the supposed position of the battle of Mons Grampius through Kinloch and along the summit of Craig Roman and Knockmahar, or what he calls "Blair Hill" in Blairgowrie parish. For further information concerning the Battle see description for Craig Roman in 52.14. [continued on page 53] |
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| Site of numerous CAIRNS [Middle Mause] | 052 | The general tradition in the locality is, that a great Battle had been fought here betwixt the Caledonians and Romans. This Mr. Soutar says, is supposed, from the evidence of a number of names lying in the district but chiefly within the parish of Kinloch, such as Craig Roman in Blairgowrie, Galmyre (Galgacus), Balcairn, Cairnbutts and a large Caledonian Camp called the Buzzard Dykes in Kinloch besides the evidence of the numerous Cairns both on the farm of West Gormack in Kinloch & the district of Mause in Blairgowrie. Knox's Map of the Basin of the Tay places the supposed position of the battle of Mons Grampius through Kinloch and along the summit of Craig Roman and Knockmahar, or what he calls "Blair Hill" in Blairgowrie parish. For further information concerning the Battle see description for Craig Roman in 52.14. [continued on page 53] |
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| Site of several CAIRNS [Middle Mause] | 052 | The general tradition in the locality is, that a great Battle had been fought here betwixt the Caledonians and Romans. This Mr. Soutar says, is supposed, from the evidence of a number of names lying in the district but chiefly within the parish of Kinloch, such as Craig Roman in Blairgowrie, Galmyre (Galgacus), Balcairn, Cairnbutts and a large Caledonian Camp called the Buzzard Dykes in Kinloch besides the evidence of the numerous Cairns both on the farm of West Gormack in Kinloch & the district of Mause in Blairgowrie. Knox's Map of the Basin of the Tay places the supposed position of the battle of Mons Grampius through Kinloch and along the summit of Craig Roman and Knockmahar, or what he calls "Blair Hill" in Blairgowrie parish. For further information concerning the Battle see description for Craig Roman in 52.14. [continued on page 53] |
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Alison James- Moderator, Invicta2
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