OS1/7/12/115
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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BAIL A' CHAIRN | Bail a' Chairn (Pict's House) |
Revd [Reverend] Alexander Gunn, F.C. [Free Church] Manse Watten Mr McKinnon, Sheilton Mr Donald Williamson Scouthil. |
023 | One of the finest specimens of Pictish dwellings in the District It is as far as I can judge, about 25 feet high, and has a terrace round it about 10 feet high on the north and south sides - and averaging from 20 to 25 links in breadth On the east and west sides the terrace disappears - its appearance from a distance looking westward is something like this:- [Sketch inserted] looking northward: [Sketch inserted] An excavation was made in it by some people in the district, but through fear that the invasion of the Fairies' dwelling, over, [Continued on OS1/7/12/116] |
PICT'S HOUSE (Remains of) [Bail a' Chairn] | 023 | One of the finest specimens of Pictish dwellings in the District It is as far as I can judge, about 25 feet high, and has a terrace round it about 10 feet high on the north and south sides - and averaging from 20 to 25 links in breadth On the east and west sides the terrace disappears - its appearance from a distance looking westward is something like this:- [Sketch inserted] looking northward: [Sketch inserted] An excavation was made in it by some people in the district, but through fear that the invasion of the Fairies' dwelling, over, [Continued on OS1/7/12/116] |
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[Page] 115Watten Parish -- Caithness
[Note Bail a' Chairn] -- meaning - either,
"Town of the Cairn,"
or "Cairn of the Town"
[Signed] George Hobson C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
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