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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT (Remains of) | Fort (remains of) | J Bremner. Thrumster J Tullock Thrumster Captn [Captain] B Innes Thrumster |
029 | Two mounds of earth and stones supposed to be the remains of two Pictish Forts - Sir H Dryden in a letter to the John O Groats Journal. Sept [September] 21st 1872. says The main entrance, if not the only one is on the north end, The end of the two walls appear to have returned inwards a few feet, and four large slabs (one gone) formed the angles of the entrance passage The highest point of the area is near the north end. The enclosure is now a ridge of stones about 15 ft [feet] wide and 3 ft [feet] high from the inside; but was probably a wall 4 ft [feet] thick and 5 ft [feet] or 6 ft [feet] high. The ground on the inside has been scooped away inside the wall |
| FORT (Remains of) | 029 | Two mounds of earth and stones supposed to be the remains of two Pictish Forts - Sir H Dryden in a letter to the John O Groats Journal. Sept [September] 21st 1872. says The main entrance, if not the only one is on the north end, The end of the two walls appear to have returned inwards a few feet, and four large slabs (one gone) formed the angles of the entrance passage The highest point of the area is near the north end. The enclosure is now a ridge of stones about 15 ft [feet] wide and 3 ft [feet] high from the inside; but was probably a wall 4 ft [feet] thick and 5 ft [feet] or 6 ft [feet] high. The ground on the inside has been scooped away inside the wall |
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[Page] 273County of Caithness -- Ph [Parish] of Wick
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[Signed] A.J. Dransfield SRE [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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