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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKAE FRUE | Skae Frue Skae Frue Skae Frue Skae Frue |
Mr. James Firth Farmer Bockan Mr William Sinclair Farmer Buckan Mr Peter Muir Farmer Howan, James Robertson Esqr. [Esquire] of Lyking | 100 | This tumulus stands about 30ft in height and about 280ft. in circumference at the base and is plainly the rude memorials of persons of note in early days "The most ancient method of disposing of the dead was by interment. The earliest Greeks adopted this custom; in which they were imitated by the Romans in the infancy of their state, and the Celts a very ancient people seem also to have preferred this method; and in the graves of illustrious persons they gathered heaps of stones into a pile which they termed "Cromlichs" (tumuli) to distinguish them from those of the multitude, The remains of people of the same eminence among the Gothic tribes were treated in a different manner. These varied in size according to the rank of the person interred, hence the number of these tumuli spread over the country inhabited by branches of ancient people". (From Barry's History of Orkney) The signification of this word may be easily arrived at "Skae" a proper name in Scandinavia, and to this very day is common in Orkney Frue 'a maiden' who very likely have been interred in this tumulus Its position is 5 chains S.W of "The Ring" and about 15 chains S.W. of Buckan near the shore of the "Loch of Stenness" |
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