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STONE COFFIN CONTAINING HUMAN REMAINS FOUND HERE A.D. 1846 [Old Pickstonhill] Stone Coffin Containing Human Remains found here A.D. 1846 J. Condie, Esqr.
Revd Dr [Reverend Doctor] Crombie
Mr William Keay
098 In draining a field to the north of anf adjacent to Old Pickstonhill, in 1846, a stone coffin containing the entire skeleton or bones of a human body, was found, but on being exposed to the atmosphere the bones crumbles into dust.
STONE COFFIN CONTAINING-HUMAN REMAINS FOUND HERE A.D. 1841 [nr. Scone Palace] Stone Coffin Containing Human Remains found here A.D. 1841. J. Condie, Esqr.
Revd Dr [Reverend Doctor] Crombie
Mr William Keay
098 In forming terraces close to Scone Palace in 1841 a stone coffin containing the bones of a human body was found; the bones were buried in the adjacent grave yard and the coffin placed in the wood to the east of it.
STONE COFFIN CONTAINING HUMAN REMAINS FOUND HERE A.D. 1841 [Scone Palace-SE corner] Stone Coffin Containing Human Remains found here A.D. 1841. J. Condie, Esqr.
Revd Dr [Reverend Doctor] Crombie
Mr William Keay
098 In excavating for terraces at Scone Palace in 1841, a stone coffin containing human bones and some ashes, was found close to the S.E. [South East] corner of the palace; the bones were buried in the adjacent grave yard and the coffin lies in the wall a little to the north.

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