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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE CISTS AND HUMAN REMAINS FOUND HERE A.D. 1856 [Back Hill] | Stone Cists and Human bones found here A.D. 1856 Stone Cists and Human bones found here A.D. 1856 Stone Cists and Human bones found here A.D. 1856 |
Mr William Fowlie Little Gight Mr George Young Little Gight Mr John Shepherd Backhill |
029 | Consisting of two Stone Cists each formed of 6. stones or Flags, measuring abt. [about] 2 feet Square on every side, and in each were found a deposit of human bones and ashes found on the Sub Soil at the east side of the Site of Cairn, upon the summit of Back Hill. as the greater portion of the Site is not yet trenched over for cultivation or explored It is Supposed to contain a few more relics. |
| Site of CAIRN [Back Hill] | Cairn (Site of) Cairn (Site of) Cairn (Site of) |
Mr William Fowlie Little Gight Mr James Fowlie Little Gight Mr George Young Little Gight |
029 | Situated at a Stone dyke and a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station and about 20. chains E. [East) of Back Hill, The Cairn (it is supposed) to have been abt. [about] 22. yds [yards] in diameter and is removed some 40. years Since - I could not ascertain of any relics being found in the Site. proprietor The Earl of Aberdeen. |
| CAIRN (Remains of) [Back Hill] | Cairn (Remains of) Cairn (Remains of) Cairn (Remains of) |
Mr William Fowlie Little Gight Mr James Fowlie Little Gight Mr George Young Little Gight |
029 | a large cairn which measured abt. [about] a Chain in diameter the material having been removed for building walls except one large Slab abt [about] 4½ feet above the Surface left standing to mark the spot. The site was brought under cultivation by Mr Fowlie in 1858. situated abt. [about] 24 yards W. [West] of a pub. [public] road and abt. [about] 19. chains S.S.E. [South South East] of Back Hill proprietor, The Earl of Aberdeen. |
| CLOGNIE BURN | Clognie Burn | Mr William Fowlie Little Gight Mr James Fowlie Little Gight Mr George Young Little Gight |
029 | A small stream rising in the moss of Windyhills and flows in an easterly direction till it joins the Burn of Stonehouse at Stonehouse. |
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Parish of Fyvie
[Note beside 'Site of Cairn'] N° [Number] 2
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 35 - Parish of Fyvie, OS1/1/35
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Fyvie.
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Aberdeen, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.