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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PICT'S HOUSE (Site of) | Pictish House Site of | Robert Brown Esq. Upper Dounreay James Sutherland Mary's Cottage William Innes Reay |
010 | 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 so often described. |
| PICT'S HOUSE (Site of) [N of Upper Dounreay] | Pictish House (Site of) | Robert Brown Esq. Upper Dounreay James Sutherland Mary's Cottage William Innes Reay |
010 | At the north end of a ridge of ground called Druim na Ceud, and about 13 chains north of Upper Dounreay, is the site of a large Pictish House. It was removed about 7 years ago while the land was in course of cultivation - nothing of any importance was found in it The place where it stood presents the appearance of a slight mound a foot or two higher than the surrounding land. Burnt bones, sea shells burnt wood &c can still be picked up on it. |
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[Page] 32Co [County] Caithness -- Reay Parish
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