Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTER CAIRN | Easter Cairn Easter Cairn Easter Cairn |
Mr Robinson Lewis Mercer Mr Hutton |
029 | [situation] About 40 chains S [South] of Loups. At this spot there formerly was a large pile of Stones laid to mark the place where the Romans buried there dead: the Stones have long since been moved and used in building the adjacent walls. |
| MID CAIRN | Mid Cairn Mid Cairn Mid Cairn |
Mr Robinson Mr Mercer Mr Hutton |
029 | [Situation] About 56 chains S.E. [South East] of Sheardrum. Said to be where the Romans buried their dead that fell in battle & marked the spot by throwing up a heap of Stones which have long been Removed to build the adjacent walls. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 16 Saline Parish
[Note:] "The sites of these Cairns cannot be accurately pointed out but the eminences on which they stood still bear the names" [signed] M Kinsela"
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 2 - Parishes of Cleish, Dunfermline, Saline and Torryburn, OS1/13/2
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Cleish, Dunfermline, Saline, and Torryburn.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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 counties of Fife in the east of Scotland and Kinross in central Scotland. The boundaries of these counties were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.
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