Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAER CAIRNS [Forehill of Thorngreen] | Haer Cairns of Gormack Haer Cairns of Gormack Haer Cairns of Gormak Haer Cairns Haer Cairns Heer Cairns Haer Cairns |
Mr. Soutar Blairgowrie Mr McLaren West Gormack Old Stat Acct [Statistical Account] for Bendochy Ph. [Parish] New Stat [Statistical] Account Wilson's Archaeology Old Stat Acct [Statistical Account] for Clunie Ph. [Parish] Old Stat Acct [Statistical Account] for Kinloch Ph. [Parish] |
052 | A great number of Cairns, situated on the "Muir of Gormack", immediately behind the house of "Forehill of Thorngreen". they are of considerable size, and the other week a few of them were opened by Mr. Soutar and the Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Haldane Ph. [Parish] Minister of Kingoldrum but nothing was found in them further than a blackish sort of earth. |
| CAIRNS [Muir of Gormack] | Cairns | 052 | Besides these, great numbers are to be found elsewhere in the neighbourhood of the Caledonian Camp. | |
| CIRCLES [Buzzart Dykes] | Circles | 052 | Also several "Circles", the construction of which varies - one class is composed of a vallum of earth and stone, the others of large boulder stones or slabs, placed edgeways and at equal distances, - for what use they were, it is not known in the locality, probably that class of antiquity vulgarly termed "Picts Houses". | |
| Site of several CAIRNS [Forehill of Thorngreen] | Site of Several Cairns | 052 | In the field south of Forehill of Thorngreen a number of Cairns were removed by the present tenant (Mr. John Fraser) when clearing the ground for cultivation. | |
| BRONZE BATTLEAXE FOUND HEREABOUTS [Muir of Gormack] | Bronze Battleaxe found hereabouts | 052 | And some years ago in that R.H.P. [Rough Heathy Pasture] field west of the Fir Wood was found the head of a bronze Battleaxe. |
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Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 42 - Parishes of Kinloch, Lethendy, Clunie and Caputh, OS1/25/42
This volume contains information found in the parishes of Kinloch, Lethendy, Clunie, and Caputh.
Ordnance Survey - Perth 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 Perth, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.