Monument record MHG2306 - Broch, Gearsay Cairn
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2726 5819 (70m by 70m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND25NE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | WATTEN |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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ND25NE 2 2726 5819
Gearsay Cairn (NR) OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
Broch, Gearsay: A grass-covered mound, probably a broch, is surmounted by a small modern cairn. Its extent is indefinite, its greatest height 6ft, and the E side has been considerably robbed.
RCAHMS 1911
Gearsay Cairn, a grass-covered mound measuring 20m N-S by 18m transversely, and 1.6m high, is situated on a low knoll. There are no indications that it was a broch. The slopes are littered with debris from the cairn which surmounted the mound.
Revised at 1:2500. Visited by OS (R D L) 23 April 1963
Gearsay Cairn is generally as described by previous field investigator. Robbing and cultivation have obscured line between the artificial mound and natural knoll on which it is sited. The mound is too indistinct for certain classification but it is probably remains of a broch.
Visited by OS (J B) 18 March 1982
Broch, 'Gearsay Cairn'. Dimensions: 57 x 47m. Subcircular mound 2.5m high truncated on the E side by ploughing. It possesses a 'mound on the mound' feature, the central mound measuring 18 x 15m.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- 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. . 131, No. 472.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
