Volume contents
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- 109 - Dunnottar , title page
- 110 - Dunnottar , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloch-na Hill | Cloch-na-Hill Cloch-na-Hill Cloch-na-Hill |
Revd. [Reverend] Alexander Silver (Dunnottar) Mr R Duthie (Stonehaven) Mr J Milne (Auquhirie) |
017.09 | A large Hill on the Estate of Dunnottar near the West side of the parish. It is said that a large Monolith, or standing stone stood on this hill, hence the name, literally "The Stone on the Hill". The Stone was blasted and used for Building purposes!!! |
| Clochnahill | Clochnahill Clochnahill Clochnahill Clochanshiels |
Revd. [Reverend] Alexander Silver Mr. R. Duthie Estate Plan Valuation Roll 1862-63 |
017.09 | A good substantial farm steading on the Estate of Dunnottar proprietor W.N. Forbes Esqr. Tenant Mr. James Thom. |
| Stone Cist and Urns found here | Stone Cist and Urns found here | Mr. James Thom (Tenant) | 017.09 | On a Small hillock situated about 8 chains west from the farm house of Clochnahill, there was found about 23 years ago A Stone Cist Composed of blue flag stones and measuring about 3 Feet by 2 feet. There was found in the Cist a quantity of black unctuous earth and small pieces of bones in a decomposed state but no urn. About the same time and place there were found two Urns * containing black uncuous earth. The urns were baked and slightly ornamented by Cross lines. They were not inclosed in Cists, but simply set in the earth, and were broken by the finders. [Signed] B. Render Corpl R.E. [Corporal Royal Engineers] |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Dunnottar
Cloch-na Hill [note]
"Cloch - A Stone - na - the". (Gaelic)
Stone Cist and Urns found here [note]
* Note - From further enquiry, I have
been informed by Mr. Thom that, the
Urns were not very much broken, and
he states that he had them buried again
at the places marked, which are as ac-
curately in position as he can remember.
[Initialled] B.R.
11/2/64 [1864]
Ordnance Survey - Kincardine county, OS Name Books - Kincardine county - Volume 6 - Parish of Dunnottar, OS1/19/6
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Dunnottar.
Ordnance Survey - Kincardine 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 Kincardine, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.