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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1946-1950
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GIANT'S GRAVE, n.comb. A name given to a collection of upright stones, gen. prehistoric remains such as a cromlech (Sh.10 1954) or stone cist (Uls. 1880 Patterson Gl.).Sh. 1946 Hist. Monum. Comm. Shetland 93:
Standing Stones with Cairn, "Giant's Grave," Beorgs of Housetter.Per. 1950 per Knr.1:
There is a Giants' Grave on the road-side about two miles east of Kirkmichael, Perthshire.
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