OS1/7/11/221
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SORDALE HILL | Sordale Hill | Mr Hugh Stewart - Achingills Mr William Mill - Achingills Mr Alexander Barnston - Achingills |
012 | A long low hill of no great Eminence lying almost North and South - it is partly in cultivation - and partly covered with rough pasture - the property of Sir J.G.T Sinclair, Bart. [Baronet] |
| SORDAL HILL [1895] For 1'' purposes only. see remark in Index. 1895 | Mr D. Nicolson, Montpellier House Wick. N.B. [North Britain] | 012 | ||
| CNOC NA CISTE | Cnoc - na - Ciste | Mr Hugh Stewart - Achingills Mr William Mill - Achingills Mr Alexander Barnston -Achingills |
012 | The remains of a small sized pictish house situated on the highest part of Sordale Hill - A foot or two of Earth has been taken off the top disclosing what, seems to be a stone cist* no further Excavation has been made in it. A few large stones - set on end - are round the base of this building - (as shown in trace) which is rather an unusual feature - and which the people of the district believe to represent gravestones (?) * This Stone Ciste Consists of three broad thin stones, two apparently formed the Sides, and the other an end [initialled] R.K. |
| PICT'S HOUSE (Remains of) [Cnoc na Ciste] | Cnoc - na - Ciste | Mr Hugh Stewart - Achingills Mr William Mill - Achingills Mr Alexander Barnston - Achingills |
012 | The remains of a small sized pictish house situated on the highest part of Sordale Hill - A foot or two of Earth has been taken off the top disclosing what, seems to be a stone cist* no further Excavation has been made in it. A few large stones - set on end - are round the base of this building - (as shown in trace) which is rather an unusual feature - and which the people of the district believe to represent gravestones (?) * This Stone Ciste Consists of three broad thin stones, two apparently formed the Sides, and the other an end [initialled] R.K. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 221Parish of Thurso -- County of Caithness
[Note Cnoc na ciste] -- (Hill - or hillock - of the Cist)
[signed] George Hobson C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Moira L- Moderator, David Glass
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