Monument record MHG13633 - Ironworking, Burnside, Scrabster Castle
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1069 6912 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
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| Map sheet | ND16NW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | THURSO |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
Thumbnail Photo - showing location of remains described below. P Humphreys, 04/03/03.
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The location of the industrial remains may lie within the scheduled area of ND16NW0003, the Bishop's Palace.
J Aitken : 04/03/03
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A series of photographs showing possible wall remains, slay & furnace bottoms, as well as sherds of pottery. P Humphreys, 04/03/03. See Hlink.
J Aitken : 04/03/03
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Paul Humphreys reports that there are traces of ironworking being eroded on the beach below the castle & behind the WW2 tank traps. He says that furnace floor levels & hammer scale are visible being eroded onto the beach. He believes these finds are Norse in date. - HAW 2/2003
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
