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INVENTORY OF MONUMENTS, ETC., IN COUNTY OF CAITHNESS. -- [Page] 79

PARISH OF LATHERON.

some fifty years ago. It is also quadrangular, and measures 2 1/2' in
breadth, 1' 5" in thickness, and 9' in length.
O.S.M., CAITH., xxviii. Visited, 15th July 1910.
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286. Situated at the N. end of the Hill of Rangag, and about
1/2 m. ENE. of the standing-stone (No. 284), is another (pl. XXVII.).
It stands 5' 6" in height above ground, is roughly quadrangular in
section, measuring 2' 6" x 1' 8", and is pointed upwards. It faces
WNW. and ESE. On the SE. angle, some 17" from the top, a
rounded disc-like protuberance some 4" in diameter has been formed
by the hollowing of the surface above and on one side, and by a
shallow groove across the edge beneath it.
O.S.M., CAITH., xxxviii. Visited, 15th July 1910.
287. Standing-Stone, Forse. - In the corner of an enclosed wood,
some 200 yards ENE. of the gamekeeper's house at Forse, is a stand-
ing-stone. It is rectangular in section, measuring 2' x1' 2" and 5' 8"
in height above ground. In direction it faces NNW. and SSE.
O.S.M. CAITH., xxxiii. Visited 20th September 1910.
288. Standing-Stone, Latheron. - About 100 yards to the N. of
the Post Office at Latheron, on the croft of Buldoo, is a massive
standing-stone (pl. XXVIII.) rising 12' 8" above ground, quadrangular
in section, and measuring at base 12' 2" in circumference and at 7'
up 14' 2". It is pointed towards the upper end and appears to be
bedded in the rock which is visible on the surface quite near.
289. Standing-Stone, Latheron. - About 100 yards to the NW. of the last
another large upright block stands to a height of 7' above ground. It
faces NNW. and SSE. and measures across its respective faces 4' 3"
and 4' 10" and is some 2' 10" in thickness. It is not pointed. From
top to bottom it has been badly split.
O.S.M., CAITH., xxxix. and xliii. Visited, 26 July 1910.
290. Standing-Stone, Borgue. - Out on the moor at Borgue at its
northerly end, and about 1/2 m. to the W. of the main road to Wick,
is a high standing-stone (pl. XXIX.). It is a slab rising 12' 8" above
ground, pointed to its upper extremity, 5' 6" broad at greatest
breadth, 3' 5" broad at base, and 1' 8" in thickness. It faces W. by
N. and E. by S.
O.S.M., CAITH., xlii. Visited, 23rd July 1910.
291. Standing-Stone, Houstry School. - Situated on the moor some
50 yards SE. of Houstry School is a tall standing-stone. It is a slab
8' in height, 2' 5"in breadth, and 1' 5" in thickness. It is pointed to
the upper extremity and faces E. and W.
O.S.M., CAITH., xxxiii. Visited, 18th July 1910.
292. Stone Rows, Hill o' Many Stanes, Mid Clyth. - To the NW.
of Mid Clyth railway station, on a low hill, stands one of the most
remarkable monuments in Caithness. Along the southern slope of
the hill are ranged twenty-two rows of stones running approximately
parallel from N. to S. but slightly diverging towards their southern
extremities. At the N. end the monument measures 118' across and at
the S. end 188'. The longest row is about 153' in length and appears
to have been formed of twenty-two stones placed from 5' 6" to 7' 6"
apart. The stones are, as a rule, thin slabs set with their faces looking