Volume contents
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- 98 - Petercutler etc , Title Page
- 99 - Petercutler etc , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE CIRCLE [Milton of Murtle] | Stone Circle Stone Circle Stone Circle |
Mr. J. Smith Mr. A Stephen Revd. [Reverend] J. Allan |
085 | A large circle about 60 links in diameter, which can be distinctly traced on the ground. it appears to have been originally constructed of 11 large upright stone's some of them 5 feet high. (unhewn) 6 of which are now standing, the rest are lying near. |
| TUMULUS Milton of Murtle] | Tumulus Tumulus Tumulus |
Mr. J Smith Mr. A Stephen Revd. [Reverend] J. Allan |
085 | A large Tumulus nearly elliptical the Transverse and Conjugate diameter's being nearly 60 and 40 links it is composed of rough unhewn stone's of different sizes piled promiscuously to the height of 6 or 7 feet in the centre. "It is Said to have once been the burying place of the Family of Drum; a property in the neighbouring parish where the descendants of that family now reside". see New Stat. [Statistical] account. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 63
Aberdeenshire -- Parish of Peterculter
[Note beside 'Tumulus'] - Tumulus very doubtful
Transcriber's notes
In the description of 'Tumulus', Cairn? is arrowed to rough unhewn stone's
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 71 - Parishes of Peterculter and Banchory Devenick, OS1/1/71
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parishes of Peterculter, and Banchory Devenick.
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.