Monument record MHG12929 - Broch? Cashel Dhu
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4530 4979 (70m by 70m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC44NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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Full Description
NC44NE 4 453 498.
From the name, there has probably been a 'Pictish tower' or some sort of stone building, at the head of Loch Hope, called Cashel Dhu. J Horsburgh 1870.
'Cashel Dubh' or 'Caiseal Dubh': The name means "the black
ford", and applies to a ford on the Strathmore River.
Name Book 1874.
Extensive perambulation in area of Cashel Dhu (as published on OS 6" at NC 4530 4986) revealed no trace of a structure. A number of rock outcrops may possibly account for name.
Visited by OS (A C) 3 June 1959.
No change to previous field report.
Visited by OS (N K B) 9 November 1978.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1182 Text/Publication/Article: Horsburgh, J. 1870. 'Notes of cromlechs, duns, hut-circles, chambered cairns, and other remains, in the County of Sutherland', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 7, 1866-8, pp 271-9. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 278.
- --- SHG3343 Text/Publication/Monograph: Ordnance Survey. Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. 13. Book No. 13, 28.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
