Monument record MHG2508 - Cists, Wild Cats Hill
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9600 6500 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC96NE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NB there are reports of burials in cists from 2 specific places in other reports S of Knock Stanger where the settlement was revealed following the 1751 alteration to the burn and the cemetery to the NW of the Drill Hall. Some of the finds from the latter are undoubtedly Norse, but other cists in the area are undated as they had no associated finds - HAW 2/2003
NC96NE 26 96 65.
There was a little hill called "the Wild Cats hill or Torn-na, cat fiaghick" between Reay and the sea which, when the sand was cleared from it by the wind, was found to contain several stone coffins, in each corner of which was an earthen jug with some ashes in it. There are some to be seen to this day.
W Macfarlane 1906-8
There is no local knowledge of "Wild Cats Hill". The area between Reay and the sea (NC 96 65) consists mainly of grass-covered sand dunes and these cists have probably been covered over.
Visited by OS (N K B) 25 November 1964.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2441 Text/Publication/Volume: Mitchell, Sir A and Clark, J T (eds.). 1906-8. Geographical collections relating to Scotland. Vol. 1, 185.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
