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| Hare Cairn | H |
Extracts from Whites directory | 55 Chains South | The remains of a large heap of | ||
| Remains of | Hair Cairn | McLauchlans Plan of the Roman | of Branshaw | stones. Situated on the moors between | ||
| Hare Cairn | Ways | This object derives its | Potts Durtrees & Branshaw. Supposed | |||
| Hutchisons History of Northumberland | name from the animal | to contain the remains of some warlike | ||||
| of that name which are | ||||||
| very plentiful in its vicinity. | ||||||
| chiefs, or persons of renown, in ancient times. The stones of the Cairn were led | ||||||
| off about 18, or 20. years ago for the purpose of building the walls of a | ||||||
| Plantation in its own immediate neighbourhood. The removal of the stones | ||||||
| brought to light three large rough undressed stones, laid upon the ground | ||||||
| in form of grave stones. When these were removed, there appeared three cavities | ||||||
| in form of graves, the largest about 3 feet long, 1 foot broad, & 2 feet in depth. | ||||||
| Each of these graves contained a quantity of human bones. It is supposed | ||||||
| that this Cairn was erected by the Danes. | ||||||
| Durtrees Burn | Durtrees Burn | Mr Robson | 25 Chains West | A Considerable Stream rising on the | ||
| Durtrees Burn | Mr. Patterson | of Branshaw | Farm of Durtrees, and flowing in | |||
| Durtrees Burn | Mr. Snaith | a South & South Westerly direction until | ||||
| Durtrees Burn | Whites Directory | it forms a junction with the | ||||
| River Rede, a little to the South | ||||||
| of Shittleheugh Bridge | ||||||
| J. Doherty Lance Corporal Royal Engineers | ||||||
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Transcribed by AJ
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