Volume contents
- 1 - Rothes , page 1 (start)
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- 137 - Rothes , title page
- 138 - Rothes , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE CIRCLE (Remains of) | Stone Circle (Remains of) |
Mr John Smith, Pitcraggie Mr James Smart Rothes Rev. [Reverend] James Gray, Minister of Rothes |
018.09 | Applied to a Stone circle Situated about half a Mile South of Pitcraggie, and immediately west of BurntKirk. There are none of the upright stones now remaining, but the base of the circle is quite entire. This place is thought by some to have been a place of Worship at an early period; and from its proximity to the BurntKirk it in someway strengthens this belief. A very old woman who lived near this place, informed Mr James Smith tenant of Pitcraiggie, that the she remembered of seeing a number of very large upright stones Standing, but were from time to time, removed by people in the neighbourhood, for the purpose of having then converted into Mill-stones, Door posts and Rollers etc. The interior of this Circle was composed of loose stones, and he thinKs as many as 600 loads of Stones were removed for the purpose of building dyKes and filling drains. The stones were all burnt and mixed with bones; and were all loose so that it only required the lowest ones moved to maKe those above tumble down From this hill the views are very extensive, To the South east, the prospect is bounded by the Mountains of Aberdeenshire While nearer may be seen Beneagan, the Laich o' Moray and a great extent of the north east Coast. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Co. [County] of Elgin -- Parish of Rothes
[signed]
John Duncan
Sapper R.E. [Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Moray county, OS Name Books - Moray county - Volume 18 - Parish of Rothes, OS1/12/18
This volume contains place name information from the parish of Rothes.
Ordnance Survey - Moray 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 Moray, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.