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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTERCRAIGIE CROFT | Westercraigie Croft Westercraigie Croft Westercraigie Croft Croft of Wester Craigie |
Mr James Littlejohn (Tenant) Mr Walter Milne (L. [Laighs of] Cannahars) Mr Robert Lamb (N. [North] Lodge) Valuation Roll 1860 |
056 | A crofter's residence on the Estate of Barra the property of John Ramsay Esqr. Straloch. |
| CROMLECH (Remains of) [Westercraigie] | Cromlech (Remains of) Cromlech (Remains of) Cromlech (Remains of) Cromlech (Remains of) |
Mr James Littlejohn Mr Walter Milne Mr Robert Lamb Mr James Lamb |
056 | Up to the year 1861 There stood at this place a very fine specimen of the ancient "Cromlech," or "Dolmen." The covering stone consisted of a huge block of blue granite, supposed to have been 27 Tons weight, this was supported at the four Corners by large upright blocks of granite, which gave it the form of a huge table, which when struck by a heavy instrument emitted a sound like that of a distant Bell. The tradition in the locality is, that a battle was fought here, in which the King of the Picts fell, and was buried beneath this stone encased in Golden Armour. During the construction of the Formartine and Buchan Railway, the navvies hearing this tradition, Blasted the Covering Stone in the hope of gaining possession of the supposed treasure. Nothing was found beneath the Stone but a quantity of Black Unctuous Earth Surrounded by Clay. The fragments of the blasted stone are yet to be seen at the place, a little to the South of the 9th milestone on the Aberdeen and Old Meldrum Turnpike road, on West side of said road near Westercraigie Croft. From the description I have obtained of this Stone, it appears to have been a very fine Specimen of the ancient monument known to antiquarians as the "Cromlech " or "Dolmen." B. Render Corp. R.E. [Corporal Royal Engineers] 13th Feb. 1865 |
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Belhelvie Parish
[Small sketch] Sketch of Cromlech, from description by people who remember its shape previous to being blasted. B. Render Corp. R.E. [Corporal Royal Engineers]
Cromlech (Remains of) "Cromleac. Cromleachd. A flat Stone in an inclined position, Supported by Stones placed perpendicular, commonly supposed a Druidrical altar." (Gaelic.)
See Page 83. [This reference takes you to a page of description, in this Volume, related to Cromlech.]
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 8 - Parish of Belhelvie, OS1/1/8
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Belhelvie.
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.