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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN (Remains of) [Ardvanie] | Cairn (Remains of) | Mr W. Alexander Edderton Mr D. McDonald Edderton Mr J. McLeod Carpenter |
027 | The remains of a Sepulchral Cairn about 4 feet in height and 30 feet in circumference, |
| TUMULUS (Site of) [Ardvanie] | Tumulus | Rev [Reverend] Mr Joass | 027 | During the formation of the Railway near Ardvanie the line passed through a group of tumuli one of these tumuli apparently the same size as the others was in the line of works & had to be cleared away it was found to be surrounded by a narrow ditch 3 ft deep filled in with black earth, In this ditch were found the fragments of an Urn, In the centre of the tumulus lay a Cist 4 feet long 3 feet broad and 15 inches deep, It contained black mould & sand with bits of burnt bone at the bottom, also the point of a Bronze blade and a bead of blue glass bearing three volutes inwrought in yellow enamel, These are now in the Antiquities Museum in Edinburgh, Such beads are Known as Clachan - Nathaireach by the Highlanders and are used as charms for the care of sick cattle. Description given by Rev. [Reverend] Mr Joass. |
| STONE CIST FOUND HERE A.D. 1856. IT CONTAINED BLACK MOULD AND SAND, BURNT BONES, THE POINT OF A BRONZE BLADE AND A VOLUTED GLASS BEAD. THE TUMULUS WAS SURROUNDED BY A DITCH IN WHICH WERE FOUND FRAGMENTS OF AN URN [Tumulus, Ardvanie] | 027 | During the formation of the Railway near Ardvanie the line passed through a group of tumuli one of these tumuli apparently the same size as the others was in the line of works & had to be cleared away it was found to be surrounded by a narrow ditch 3 ft deep filled in with black earth, In this ditch were found the fragments of an Urn, In the centre of the tumulus lay a Cist 4 feet long 3 feet broad and 15 inches deep, It contained black mould & sand with bits of burnt bone at the bottom, also the point of a Bronze blade and a bead of blue glass bearing three volutes inwrought in yellow enamel, These are now in the Antiquities Museum in Edinburgh, Such beads are Known as Clachan - Nathaireach by the Highlanders and are used as charms for the care of sick cattle. Description given by Rev. [Reverend] Mr Joass. |
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Co [County] Ross -- Parish of Edderton
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W. Sillifant Lce. Corp R.E [Lance Corporal Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county, OS Name Books - Ross and Cromarty county (Mainland) - Volume 10 - Parish of Edderton, OS1/28/10
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Edderton.
Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county
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