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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 42 - Parish of Largs, OS1/3/42

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"The Mound which is of an eliptical form, measures in length about 25 yards is 9 [feet]
breadth. and between 4 or 5 in height. It' proximity to the Church, and the circumstance
of human bones having been found beneath a portion of it that was removed Several years
ago, afford testimony corresponding to that of the Norwegian Chronicle, that Haco [did]
bury, at least, some of his dead, at the church of Largs."

"The only other vestige which has withstood the changes of modern times, is
the barrow close by the west wall of the burying-ground, which corroborates
the Norwegian account of their dead having been interred at the Church."
New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]

Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 42 - Parish of Largs, OS1/3/42

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

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

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