Volume contents
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- 127 - Stewarton , Title page
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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN DUFF | Cairn Duff (Remains of) Cairn Duff (Remains of ) Cairn Duff (Remains of) Cairn Duff (Remains of) |
Mr. James Provan Lochridge Mr. Kennedy J.A. Snodgrass Esqr. Mr. Alexander Watt Peacockbank Pointed out by Mr. James Provan John Weddell |
013 | In a samll plantation on the far of Peacockbank (Mr. Provans) there is quantity of Stones forming part of what was formerly a Cairn of considerable size. They are mixed with earth and overgrow with grass and trees. and at present have notmuch of the appearance of a Cairn. |
| URNS &C FOUND HERE [Cairn Duff] | 013 | "About thirty years ago, while Mr. Dean of Peacockbank was sorting out some trees in a small plantation, on Cairnduff Brae, on his property, he discovered three urns containing human bones. The urns were covered by a great quantity of Stones, forming , it is conjectured, one of those Cairns, in which the Ancient inhabitants of this Country buried their dead." New Statistical Account. Page 734. |
Continued entries/extra info
98
No. 21.
Parish of Stewarton -- Sheet XIII.9 T. [Trace] 5
Transcriber's notes
Urns etc. - should this be included in Cairn Duff
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.