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A History of the County of Somerset
… 17th century despite a 15-ft. strip and frequent boundary cairns. One heap of stones above Short Combe was then … a windmill in the 18th century, 14 had begun as burial cairns. 15 There were two main settlements in the Middle …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Two barrows, described as new made and possibly mounds or cairns, marked part of the western boundary in 1351. 8 The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Danes; and in different parts of the district are cairns and ancient circles. Dr. William Borlase, author of …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… The surface is generally level, broken only by some few cairns and tumuli, none of which have an elevation of more … by whom it is supposed to have been founded. The various cairns and tumuli scattered over the surface of the parish, …
Petitions to the Westminster Quarter Sessions, 1620-1799
… and expence that your petitioner often applyed to Master Cairns the high constable for the said twenty shillings …