Monument record MHG921 - Site of Possible Cairn, Upper Dounreay
Summary
Site of possible late neolithic-bronze age chambered cairn or iron age broch. The site is no longer extant with the possible exception of a slight mound.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0011 6549 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND06NW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
No change to the previous field report.
(Erroneously sited on OS 6"map 1969 at ND 0009 6549.)
Visited by OS (J B) 7 August 1981.
Mound (NR) (site of) OS 25"map, (1966)
Nothing was seen in arable field. Visited by OS (W D J) 7.6.1960.
Pict's House (NR) (Site of) OS 6"map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1876)
This Pictish house was removed in 1868, and with the exception of some broken querns, calcined bones (probably animal) and burnt wood, nothing of any importance was found in it. It resembles the rest of the chambered cairns of Caithness.
Name Book 1873.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG3399 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 9, 32.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
