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INVENTORY OF MONUMENTS, ETC., IN COUNTY OF CAITHNESS -- [Page] 105

PARISH OF REAY.

with a diameter of about 50'. Its character is not obvious, and it
may possibly be the remains of a demolished cairn.
O.S.M., CAITH., x. Visited, 16th September 1910.

384. Mound, "Torr na Craoibhe," Broubster. - At the back of the
shepherd's house at Bridge of Broubster, is a large flat-topped grassy
mound of artificial character. It measures over all about 130' in
diameter and 6' to 8' in elevation. Around the sides the foundations
of old cottages are visible but there is nothing to indicate the nature
of the original construction.
O.S.M., CAITH., x. Visited, 8th September 1910.

385. Mound, East Shebster. - At East Shebster, on the E. side of
the Moss, is a grass-covered mound of irregular contour, which pre-
sents the appearance of a large cairn much pillaged for stones. It is
oval on plan, measuring some 86' x 78'. The highest portion near the
centre is 4' 6" in height. There are no indications of its character.
O.S.M., CAITH., x. ("Cairn"). Visited, 8th September 1910.

386. Mound, West Shebster. - On the N. side of West Shebster
Hill, about 1/4 m. W. of the road from Shebster to Shurrery, is a grassy
hillock which is stony and is possibly a cairn. It has a diameter of
about 60' and an elevation of 4' 6". The outline, to some extent,
seems to be marked by stones set on end, protruding a few inches
from the turf.
O.S.M., CAITH., x. ("Cairn"). Visited, 8th September 1910.

387. Mound, West Shebster. - About 1/4 m. to the W. of the last is a cairn-like
mound with a diameter of about 41' and elevation of about 3'. The
surface is very uneven, and appears to have been overlaid with stones
gathered from the surrounding land which has at one time been
under cultivation. The true character of the mound is indeterminate.
O.S.M., CAITH., x. ("Cairn"). Visited, 8th September 1910.

388. Constructions, Brawlbin. - On the low side of the road from
Shurrery to Brawlbin, about 1 m. SE. of the church at the former
place, are the sites of two constructions presumably prehistoric.
Being entirely overgrown with a deep sward their character is not
evident. The construction nearest the road bears the name of
"Shean Buidhe."
O.S.M., CAITH., xvii . ("Cairns"). Visited, 11th August 1910.

389. Constructions, "Tulach Gorm," Shurrery. - On the W. side of
the road, about 600 yards N. of the N. end of Loch Shurrery, are the
remains of a large, oval, many chambered construction. Over all it
measures 88' from E. to W. by 56' from N. to S. Numerous large
pointed stones protrude irregularly through the turf. At the E. side
the outline of an oblong compartment some 23' in length by 10' in
breadth is apparent, the wall of which at one end, built of very large
stones, still stands to a height of about 3'. The outlines of founda-
tions visible on the turf seem to indicate a number of small oblong
compartments with probably a circular one in the centre, but without
excavation the plan cannot be definitely determined.
O.S.M., CAITH., xvi. Visited, 11th August 1910.