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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLONY | Colony Colony Colony |
James Grant Esq farmer Udale By Cromarty William Hossack crofter Colony by Cromarty Hugh Munro Crofter Colony By Cromarty |
078 | This name is applied to a small district situated about five miles to the west of the town of Cromarty Comprising several small farms or Crofts All the houses in this district are one storey high thatched and in fair repair Lt. Col. [Lieutenant Colonel] Ross Cromarty House Cromarty Proprietor |
| Site of CAIRN [S of Grey Cairn] | Site of Cairn Site of Cairn Site of Cairn |
Rev. [Reverend] S. Russel Mr James Ross Farmer Glenurquhart Statistical Account of the parish of Cromarty dated 1841 |
078 | Applied to the site of an old Cairn situated a Short distance to the South of the Grey Cairn, no trace of this Cairn now remains. the whole being Removed by a farmer in the neighbourhood for building purposes A. D. 1811, when human remains were found during its removal. Lt. Col. [Lieutenant Colonel] Ross, Cromarty House, Cromarty proprietor |
| HUMAN REMAINS FOUND HERE A.D. 1811 | 078 | Applied to the site of an old Cairn situated a Short distance to the South of the Grey Cairn, no trace of this Cairn now remains. the whole being Removed by a farmer in the neighbourhood for building purposes A. D. 1811, when human remains were found during its removal. Lt. Col. [Lieutenant Colonel] Ross, Cromarty House, Cromarty proprietor |
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[Page] 67County of Cromarty Parish of Cromarty
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND HERE A.D. 1811
At the removal of this Cairn human bones of a gigantic
size were found here, among the rest, a Skull sufficiently
capacious, according to the description of one of the labourers,
to contain, "two leppies of bear".
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