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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PICT'S HOUSE (Remains of) | Pictish House (Remains of) | Revd [Reverend] Mr Murray Mr George Bain Mr James Mowat |
006 | Remains of one of those ancient Pictish Houses so numerous in this county nothing worthy of note has been discovered about it. The property of James Smith Esqre |
| BROUGH | Archaeologica Scotica Vol [Volume] 5 p. [part] 1 p. [page] 184 | |||
| TROTHANMAS HILLOCK | Trothanmas Hillock | Revd [Reverend] Mr Murray Mr George Bain Mr James Mowat |
006 | A small green hillock, famous for marking the site of an ancient marKet called by that name: the Market was removed from this place a considerable time ago The property of James Smith Esqr |
| PICT'S HOUSE (Remains of) [Trothanmas Hillock] | Pictish House (Remains of) | 006 | Major Smith of Olrig Ho. [House] says that this "Pictish House" was partly opened by some of his servants some few Years ago, and that a stone cist was discovered near its summit. It was filled in with earth and stones and allowed to remain in its original position by the workmen | |
| A STONE CIST FOUND HERE [Trothenmas Hillock] | 006 | Major Smith of Olrig Ho. [House] says that this "Pictish House" was partly opened by some of is servants some few Years ago, and that a stone cist was discovered near its summit. It was filled in with earth and stones and allowed to remain in its original position by the workmen | ||
| WHITEFIELD | Whitefield | Revd [Reverend] Mr Murray Mr George Bain Mr James Mowat |
006 | Two small farm steadings: the property of J. Smith Esqr of Olrig and James Traill Esqr of Ratter |
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[Page] 59Co. [County] of Caithness -- Parish of Olrig
[Signed] Robert Kane
Sapr R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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