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Sheet 21.10 Parish of Bambrugh[sic]

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Three Cairns Three Cairns Mr. Edward Dixon, N. Sandyford On Sheet This name applies to three Cairns
(Tumuli) (Tumuli) 21.10 or Tumuli, composed of stones, and
Three Cairns Mr. John Douglas, Rayheugh of considerable extent, supposed to be
(Tumuli) the remains of Sepulchral Monuments
Three Cairns Mr. Robert Thompson, O. Clattery erected in commemoration of some dist-
(Tumuli) inguished personages, in times of yore.
Longstone Hill Longstone Hill Mr. Edward Dixon, N. Sandyford On Sheet A considerable eminence situated on
Longstone Hill Mr. John Douglas, Rayheugh 21.10 Lucker Moor, deriving the name from
Longstone Hill Mr. Robert Thompson, O.Clattery a large stone erected on its summit.
Situated a short distance north of the
"Three Cairns".
Pennyswalls Penny’swalls Mr. Edward Dixon, N. Sandyford On Sheet This name applies to a ruin, being
Penny’swalls Mr. John Douglas, Rayheugh 21.10 the remains of a dwelling formerly
Penny’swalls Mr. Robert Thompson, O. Clattery occupied by a person named Penny,
and hence the name.
John Callanan
2nd Corporal Royal Engineers

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Transcribed by HL

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