Monument record MHG29773 - Whalebone Arch, A9, West Of Latheronwheel

Summary

The gateway to the field consists of a pair of whalebones.

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Grid reference ND 1846 3246 (point) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND13SE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish LATHERON
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Gateway to field on E (seaward) side of the A9 is a pair of whalebones. According to land owner, put up sometime in the last century. The bones were from a whale washed up on the local beach. <1>

Pair of ribs, with vertebrae forming top part of gate. Bolted with large iron bolts & nuts. Holes in the whalebone farther down indicate may have been re-used. Photos. <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Verbal Communication: White, H. Comment by Hilary White, HC Archaeologist. 11/2002.
  • <2> Verbal Communication: White, H. Comment by Hilary White, HC Archaeologist. 08/2003.

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Record last edited

Sep 30 2009 1:45PM

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