Monument record MHG2208 - Cut stone, Ormiegill
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3321 4295 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND34SW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
'Near the Ormiegill cairn (ND34SW 2) there is a large block of stone, which has been very rudely cut across to a depth of nearly three inches, and along the side there is a row of wedge-holes of peculiar make. The cutting is evidently of old date.' (Anderson seems to suggest that this could be a cross-slab in the making.)
J Anderson 1866.
This stone was not located. Visited by OS (R L) 25 April 1967.
ND 3322 4295. A stone block, 3.17 by 0.3 to 1.0m, with an incision 7.5cm in depth across the long side and a row of wedge holes in the narrow side. Possibly a quarry waster.
C E Batey 1981.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1404 Text/Publication/Article: Anderson, J. & Shearer, R.I.. 1866. Report on the ancient remains of Caithness and results of explorations conducted for the Anthropological Society of London by Messrs. Joseph Anderson and Robert Innes Shearer in 1865. Memoirs Read Before the Anthropological Society of London Vol. 2 (1865-6). 226-56. 245.
- --- SHG1959 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Batey, C E. 1981. Caithness coastal survey 1981: interim report. University of Durham, Department of Archaeology. . Wic 198.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
