Monument record MHG1864 - Possible Site of Cists with Burials, Links of Old Tain

Summary

Approximate site of the discovery of 3 cists which contained burials.

Location

Grid reference Centred ND 2059 6820 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND26NW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish OLRIG
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Mr MacCallum (Castletown Primary Scool, Castletown) was not present when the cists were discovered, and cannot locate the findspots precisely. The find was made in April 1959 (information contained in letter from Prf R D Lockart, Marischal College, Aberdeen to OS, 1 May 1959). The only sandpit in the area is centred at ND 206 682, but it is disused and largely filled in. No recent finds are known to have been made.
Visited by OS (N K B) 13 July 1982.

3 cists, at least 2 of them long, were found during sand quarrying among the dunes in April 1961. The first cist contained a male skeleton extended N-S. Close by, the extended burial of a female and a quern were disturbed, and some time later another female skeleton was revealed. The contents of the first two cists were removed to Marischal College. (See also ND26NW 8).
R E MacCallum 1962.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Publication/Article: MacCallum, R E. 1962. 'Dunnet Bay, Castletown', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1962, p.25. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 25. 25.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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