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Ordnance Survey - Kincardine county, OS Name Books - Kincardine county - Volume 9 - Parish of Fordoun, OS1/19/9

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Parish of Fordoun

Cairn "About sixteen years ago, while digging for gravel, an immense rude
block of stone was found, from 12 to 15 tons weight. It lay near the
middle of the knoll; and on being blown to pieces, it was found to be the
Cover of a nicely constructed grave. The sides of the Grave were composed of
rude slabs, cemented together with clay, which, as I was told by a person
who was present at the discovery, bore the impress of the fingers of the builders.
The bottom of the grave was also of baked clay, and in the end lay a quantity
of black clammy earth." (Procedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.")

[Note] These are more like the
remains of a Tumulus than those of a Cairn.
[Signed] B. Render Corp; R.E. 03/06/63 [Corporal Royal Engineers 03.06.1863]

Ordnance Survey - Kincardine county, OS Name Books - Kincardine county - Volume 9 - Parish of Fordoun, OS1/19/9

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Fordoun.

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.

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