Monument record MHG1497 - Cairn w Burials, Olrig Glebe
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1911 6710 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND16NE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | OLRIG |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
"Picts House (remains of) Human remains and querns found here" on 1st ed OS - HAW 3/2004
Mound (NR) OS 6" map, (1970)
Broch (supposed), Olrig Glebe: A stony mound, which probably contains a broch, is under cultivation and no sign of structure is visible. The diameter overall is c96ft and elevation c6ft (RCAHMS 1911). Classified as an uncertain broch (Graham 1949).
RCAHMS 1911; A Graham 1949
A grass-covered mound much reduced by cultivation measuring 30m diameter and 2m maximum height is almost certainly a cairn. A stone wall encroaches on NW segment.
Revised at 1:2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 18 February 1965
No change to previous field report. Visited by OS (JB) 16 11 1981
'Broch' mound. Dimensions: 33 x 29m. Grass-covered mound 2m high.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1531 Text/Publication/Article: Graham, A. 1949. 'Some observations on the brochs', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 81 1946-7, p.48-99. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 48-99. 96.
- --- SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 87-8, No. 322.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
