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forms the grand entrance to the bay of Cromarty
There was a most commodious Quay built here in the year 1785 partly ------- Designated Harbour
at the expense of Government, and partly that of Mr George Ross late ------- vide name BooK &
proprietor of th estate of Cromarty; it receives vessels of 350 tons burden ------- trace. There are two ferries in connection with
and furnishes a smooth landing place for the ferry boat, in the most ------- the town, one called after it, the other is named
boisterous weather ------- InverbreacKie Ferry.
Antiquities. - Among these is to be mentioned the old castle of Cromarty ------- vide name Book
which stood hard by where the present house was built, but came nearer to
the slope of the bank: it was pulled down by the late proprietor in the
year 1772; and several urns were dug out of the bank, immediately around
the castle, composed of earthen ware; there were also several coffins of ------- vide description of the old castle.
stone. The urns were placed in flags of stone, which formed a square
around them, and a flag covered them; when the labourers touched these
urns, they immediately mouldered away, nor was it possible to get up
one of them entire: some small parts of the bones, which were not reduced
to ashes, had the appearance of having been burnt, by which means they
were preserved from mouldering. The coffins of stone contained skeletons,
some of which wanted the head: others having it, were of a very uncom-
mon size, measuring seven feet in length. On a bank, to the east of
Cromarty House, there stands the remains of a place of worship,
called St Regulus's Chapel, probably it was the family chapel of ------- vide name BooK
the Urquharts. About 3 miles to the S. [South] of this place, there is a very
distinct appearance of a camp in the figure of an oblong square ------- no authentic information could be got regarding
supposed to have been a Danish Camp. At one corner of it, there is ------- this antiquity - vide name BooK.
the appearance of a number of graves, which makes it probable that
many must have fallen in some attack upon it. It is generally conjec-
tured that the Danes were wont to land at this place, and that the
inhabitants of the country met them in a large moor, called Mullbuy, ------- Written Mullbuie
where they often fought, as graves are to be traced distinctly, for several
miles, in different parts of it, About a mile from the encampment there,
there is a very large collection of round stones, and hard by it a smaller ------- one of these Cairns
one; some of the stones of great size, which must have cost great labour ------- shewn, and also
in gathering it. It is beyond a doubt, that these stones were collected ------- site of the other,
by the people, after battles fought in the moor, in order to cover the graves ------- The Tumuli cannot be seen at present as the
of ------- ground upon which they were is now thickly planted
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