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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supposed SHEEP FOLDS [Bracks Plantation] (+ letter) | Druidical Temples Sheep Folds Sheep Folds Sheep Folds |
Late Col [Colonel] Miller O.T. Bruce Esqr Major Wilson Mr McLaren |
016 | [Situation] About 1¾ Miles N.W. [North West] of Easter Glassie The late Col [Colonel] Miller Considered that the Circles of Stones about 10 chains West of Bracks plantation were Druidical temples, he states there were 8 of them, three of which are all now that remains. Subsequent to the date of the enclosure act which was in the Year 1818 the greater part of the stones which were places in the circles were taken away to build Stone Walls." Mr McLaren the presant occupier of Falklandhill Cottage assisted to remove them and he states that the Stones which were removed and those remaining had all the appearance of being placed artificially. the authority here named visited the Ground with one and he further states that he has heard that they were Druids' Temples but that he considers them to have been sheep folds or Buchts |
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Plan 16D -- Trace No. 2 -- Parish of Falkland
Entry in red of Supposed Sheep Folds initialled J.B.
Note below: Cap. [Captain] Bayly will decide this upon the ground [initialled] D.H.
Archeologica Scotica Page 35
"About a mile further east and nearly in line between the two Laws there are no less than eight Druidical temples close together, although the Stones of most of them have lately been removed, these must have been erected on some extraordinary occasion, There perhaps Caetibus ac Sacrificus Conspirationem civitatum Sancierunt, and there perhaps Galcacus may have delivered that address to his Countrymen which Tacitus has ascribed to him, and which is reckoned by many the noblest piece of eloquence in the Roman Language."
Major Wilson of Easter Ballo Knows nothing about the Druids Temples, he states that Col [Colonel] Miller was Certainly in error regarding these Circles.
O.T. Bruce Esqr. of Falkland House Knows the place and he has Spoken to Col [Colonel] Miller on the subject in fact there are not any persons of respectability in the neighbourhood who will agree with Col [Colonel] Miller regarding these supposed Druidical remains.
There are several large and Small Stones Still remaining in the larger object shown on trace numbered 1, and also at 2 and to say the least of the Subject the place has a very remarkable appearance, the stones remaining are lying about without any particular uniformity but at the same time forming as it were circles.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 29 - Parishes of Falkland, Leslie, Portmoak and Strathmiglo, OS1/13/29
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Falkland, Leslie, Portmoak, and Strathmiglo.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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