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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAER CAIRNS [Forehill of Thorngreen] | Haer Cairns of Gormack Haer Cairns of Gormack Haer Cairns of Gormak Haer Cairns Haer Cairns Heer Cairns Haer Cairns |
Mr. Soutar Blairgowrie Mr McLaren West Gormack Old Stat Acct [Statistical Account] for Bendochy Ph. [Parish] New Stat [Statistical] Account Wilson's Archaeology Old Stat Acct [Statistical Account] for Clunie Ph. [Parish] Old Stat Acct [Statistical Account] for Kinloch Ph. [Parish] |
052 | A great number of Cairns, situated on the "Muir of Gormack", immediately behind the house of "Forehill of Thorngreen". they are of considerable size, and the other week a few of them were opened by Mr. Soutar and the Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Haldane Ph. [Parish] Minister of Kingoldrum but nothing was found in them further than a blackish sort of earth. |
| CAIRNS [Muir of Gormack] | Cairns | 052 | Besides these, great numbers are to be found elsewhere in the neighbourhood of the Caledonian Camp. | |
| CIRCLES [Buzzart Dykes] | Circles | 052 | Also several "Circles", the construction of which varies - one class is composed of a vallum of earth and stone, the others of large boulder stones or slabs, placed edgeways and at equal distances, - for what use they were, it is not known in the locality, probably that class of antiquity vulgarly termed "Picts Houses". | |
| Site of several CAIRNS [Forehill of Thorngreen] | Site of Several Cairns | 052 | In the field south of Forehill of Thorngreen a number of Cairns were removed by the present tenant (Mr. John Fraser) when clearing the ground for cultivation. | |
| BRONZE BATTLEAXE FOUND HEREABOUTS [Muir of Gormack] | Bronze Battleaxe found hereabouts | 052 | And some years ago in that R.H.P. [Rough Heathy Pasture] field west of the Fir Wood was found the head of a bronze Battleaxe. |
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Alison James- Moderator, Invicta2
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