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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 58 - Parish of Stewarton, OS1/3/58

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in formation and zigzag lines have been
[-] or cut all round the edge or rim of
the vessel. One of the small Urns was found
laying on its side in a cell about 30 inches
square, formed with coarse flags. It was
filled with loose earth mixed with burnt
bones & ashes. The two other Urns were
inverted in the clay containing burnt bones &
ashes, appear to be places in a circle about
eight yards from the centre of the heap &
and near its extremity. On or near this circle
there are a number of small coarse flagstones
placed on the original surface of the
ground; and the earth at the bottom of the
Cairn near the centre, appears to have been
very much burnt, even to the depth of

Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 58 - Parish of Stewarton, OS1/3/58

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

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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