Volume contents
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- 65 - Keith-hall etc , Title Page
- 66 - Keith-hall etc , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY (Meldrum Branch) | Great North of Scotland Railway (Meldrum Branch) | Dr. [Doctor] Leslie Inverury Mr. John Annand. Inverury Mr. John Donald Inverury |
045 | A single line of rails, a branch of the Great North of Scotland Railway, running between Inverury and Old Meldrum. Used for passenger and luggage traffic. Has no telegraphic communication. Property of |
| MILL OF PORTSTOWN | Mill of Portstown Mill of Portstown Mill of Portstown |
Mr. William Ironside, Keith Hall Mr George Philip, Boynds Mr James Philip, Portstown |
045 | A small croft with dwellinghouse and garden attached, originally a Meal Mill, now included in the farm of Portstown. Property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore |
| CAIRN (Site of) [E of Portstown] | (Site of) Cairn (No. 1) (Site of) Cairn (Site of) Cairn |
Mr. James Philip, Portstown Mr. George Philip, Boynds Mr William Ironside, Keith-hall |
045 | This cairn stood on a portion of rising ground nearly half a mile east of Portstown farmsteading. It contained upwards of a hundred cartloads of stones, none of them too large for two men to lift, and was removed in 1851 when the land surrounding was being trenched and improved. A quantity of human skulls and other bones was found in it, some of which were kept for a considerable time by the farmer, Mr. James Philip. Few people in the vicinity seem to be aware of the existence of this cairn or of any Cists, Coins or Urns being dug out of it - |
| HUMAN REMAINS FOUND HERE [cairn, of Portstown] | Human Remains found here Human Remains found here |
Mr. James Philip, Portstown Mr. George Philip, Boynds Mr William Ironside, Keith-hall |
045 | This cairn stood on a portion of rising ground nearly half a mile east of Portstown farmsteading. It contained upwards of a hundred cartloads of stones, none of them too large for two men to lift, and was removed in 1851 when the land surrounding was being trenched and improved. A quantity of human skulls and other bones was found in it, some of which were kept for a considerable time by the farmer, Mr. James Philip. Few people in the vicinity seem to be aware of the existence of this cairn or of any Cists, Coins or Urns being dug out of it. |
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Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell
Cairn. [Faint pencil note] Were any Stone Cists or Urns, etc found here? or Coins of any description? No
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 44 - Parish of Keithhall and Kinkell, OS1/1/44
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Keithhall and Kinkell.
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.