OS1/7/3/49
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PICT'S HOUSE (Remains of [Ham 'A'] | Pictish House (remains of) | Robert Campbell, Schoolmaster Dunnet John Swanson, Esq. Ham. Alexander Moodie, Corsback |
001 | A few paces to the west of the Norse Grave Mounds is the remains of a small conical mound, which is without doubt a Pictish House It has long since fallen in and the greater part of it has been removed What remains of it shews some rude building as of a circular, internal building. |
| PICT'S HOUSE (Remains of) [Ham: W of 'A'] | Pictish House (remains of) |
Robert Campbell, Schoolmaster Dunnet John Swanson, Esq. Ham. Alexander Moodie, Corsback |
001 | About two chains further west and nearer the sea A conical mound stands somewhat smaller than the above. The side next the sea has been undermined by the waves during a storm which has caused a portion of it to fall down shewing the remains of what appears to habe been the Entrance - It is formed of large slabs set on end - From the general outline I think it has been a chambered cairn probably divided into compartments like the rest of the Pictish Houses which have so often been described |
| BROUGH [1895] [Ham] | Brough | Archaeologia Scotica vol. [volume] 5. p [part] 1. page 184 | 001 |
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[Page] 49Ph [Parish] of Dunnet -- County of Caithness
[Signed] George Hobson, C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
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