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Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 18 - Parish of Crawford and Moffat, OS1/21/18

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Cairn continued:-

(see sketch) composed of coarse fire clay leaden over, and a Horse Shoe, broad at the heel and narrow inside, it was very much corroded but six nail holes could easily be seen in it (see sketch). The Urn, Drinking Cup and Horse Shoe were deposited in a circular built grave, 4 feet wide and 9 feet deep, and pounded all around with fine clay leading from the bottom of the grave was a built drain for the apparent purpose of keeping the place dry (see Sketch). Large quantities of wood char were found among the stones over the grave, and from the appearance of the stones, it is thought that the bones had been charred on the place.

Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 18 - Parish of Crawford and Moffat, OS1/21/18

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Crawford and Moffat.

Ordnance Survey - Lanark 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 Lanark, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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