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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUNAM RINGS | Hownam Rings Hownam Rings Hownam Rings Hownam Rings |
Revd [Reverend] George Rutherford. Manse Mr Sholto Douglass Hounam Mains Mr W. Gray Sharplaw Mr G. Phillips West Grange |
022.07 | [Situation] 3/4 mile N.E.E. [North East East] of Hownam village. This name applies to the remains of a hill fort on the farm of Hounam Mains the property of the Duke of Roxburgh |
| FORT [Hounam Rings] | Revd [Reverend] George Rutherford. Manse Mr Sholto Douglass Hounam Mains Mr W. Gray Sharplaw Mr G. Phillips West Grange |
022.07 | [Situation] 3/4 mile N.E.E. [North East East] of Hownam village. This name applies to the remains of a hill fort on the farm of Hounam Mains the property of the Duke of Roxburgh |
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| ELEVEN SHEARERS | Eleven Shearers Eleven Shearers Eleven Shearers Eleven Shearers |
Revd [Reverend] George Rutherford. Manse Mr Sholto Douglass. Hounam Mains Ancient Map of Scotland by C. Innes Statistical Acct. [Account] of Roxburgh |
022.11 | [Situation] 3/4 mile East of Hownam village As applied to eleven large stones situated a little to the south of Hounam Rings; there is a tradition which says, that, these stones were, at a remote period, human beings, who for reaping on the Sabbath, were turned into so many stones, They are supposed to indicate the site of a druidical Circle. |
| DRUIDICAL CIRCLE (Supposed) [Eleven Shearers] | Revd [Reverend] George Rutherford. Manse Mr Sholto Douglass. Hounam Mains Ancient Map of Scotland by C. Innes Statistical Acct. [Account] of Roxburgh |
022.11 | [Situation] 3/4 mile East of Hownam village As applied to eleven large stones situated a little to the south of Hounam Rings; there is a tradition which says, that, these stones were, at a remote period, human beings, who for reaping on the Sabbath, were turned into so many stones, They are supposed to indicate the site of a druidical Circle. |
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[Page] 51Parish of Hounam -- Sheet 22-11 -- Trace 2.
[Note] -- Hounam to be adopted
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[signed] James Harper
Ca [Civilian assistant]
Transcriber's notes
Hounam Rings is south East of Hounam village.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Moira L- Moderator, ElaineF
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