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STONE COFFIN CONTAINING HUMAN REMAINS FOUND HERE A.D. 1855 [Colen] Stone Coffin Containing Human Remains found here A.D. 1855 J. Condie, Esqr.
Revd Dr [Reverend Doctor] Crombie
Mr William Keay
086 In making some improvements adjacent to Colen, in 1855, a stone coffin containing the entire skeleton of a human body, was found, on being exposed to the air the bones crumbled to dust.
STONE COFFIN CONTAINING HumWOMAINs FOUND HERE A:D. -1854-[Colen] Stone Coffin Containing Human Remains found here A.D. 1854. J. Condie, Esqr.
Revd Dr [Reverend Doctor] Crombie
Mr William Keay
086 Draining a field south of Colen in 1854 a Stone Coffin containing the bones of a human body was found, on being exposed to the atmosphere the bones crumbles to dust.
STONE COFFIN CONTAINING HUMAN REMAINS FOUND HERE A.D. 1839 [Innerbuist] Stone Coffins containing remains found here A.D. 1839 J. Condie, Esqr.
Revd Dr [Reverend Doctor] Crombie
Mr William Keay
086 In draining a field south of Innerbuist in 1839 two stone coffins each containing the entire skeleton of a human body, were found close beside each other; the bones on being exposed to the atmosphere crumbled to dust.

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Parish of Scone

[signed] J.E. Pratt Capt. R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers] Aug [August] 29th 1864.

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