OS1/7/5/55
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PICT'S HOUSE (Remains of) [Wagmore] | Picts' House | Mr Sutherland Keepers Langwell Mr Ross, Keepers Langwell Mr Grey, Factor |
041 | This is a fine specimen of a Pictish dwelling, it is situated between the Morven Burn and Langwell Water, about 18 chains from their junction at Wagmore. It consists of a Conical green eminence the summit of which has been broken open, displays to the view part of the walls which are composed of massive flat blocks of fill-stone built in layers one over the other. A number of the stones which were dug out are lying about on its summit. It has no name. |
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[Page] 55Latheron Parish -- Caithness-shire
Picts' House [note] Two small circles on Plan
are there not the remains of
two houses?
[signed] James Archbold
Sap. R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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