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| Could it have been a Rev somebody in the 1830s? "Archaeological observations on St Kilda began as early as the 1830s. During his agricultural and housing improvements, Rev. Neil MacKenzie noted the presence of: 'very numerous .... green mounds called 'gnocan sithichean', which were looked upon as abodes of fairies. These were all removed in the course of agricultural improvements. They were composed of stones mixed with a little earth to a depth of two or three feet. At some distance below this layer were stone coffins formed in two different ways.... In a few of them bones were found, and in nearly all of them pieces of earthen vessels.' " http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/environment/rnsk-30.asp Baz Reply | with quote |  23rd August 2005ce 01:09 In reply to: st kilda (tuesday) |
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