Plan and profiles of Burghead.
DC 36532
Description Plan and profiles of Burghead.
Date 1861
Collection Records of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number DC 36532
Category Prints and Drawings
Copies DP 150014
Scope and Content Plan of fort and two profiles of site, drawn during James Macdonald's excavations of 1861. Published in PSAS 4, pl VIII. Promontory Fort at Burghead, Morayshire The Pictish fort at Burghead was one of the largest centres of power. Much of the south-eastern part of the fort was destroyed in 1809 when the new harbour was built. It was then that the carvings known as the Burghead Bulls turned up. This early plan shows the original layout of the fort before the harbour was built. The ramparts would have stood up to 6 m high and were laced with timber. Part of the fort, the Doorie Hill, is the focal point of the town's Clavie fire-festival. During the building of the harbour around 30 carvings of powerful bulls on them. Only six now remain. Two fragments are on display at Burghead with two more in nearby Elgin Museum. The Royal Museum of Scotland and the British Museum have one each. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
Accession Number 1975/12
External Reference SAS 199
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