Monument record MHG691 - Beacon, Noss Head

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Grid reference Centred ND 3807 5497 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND35SE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish WICK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Centred ND 3805 5500. Grass-covered mounds, between 4 and 5m across, surrounded by flat ditches and lying 6 to 12m apart. Possibly beacons.
C E Batey 1981.

The mounds at ND 3808 5498 are as described and planned by Miss Batey. They appear to be modern, 19th / 20th century and constructed for uncertain military purposes. The drainage ditch is later than the mounds.
Visited by OS (J B) 22 July 1982.

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  • --- Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Batey, C E. 1981. Caithness coastal survey 1981: interim report. University of Durham, Department of Archaeology. . No. 144; plan.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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