Field notebook of A O Curle (RCAHMS). Titled 'Caithness No. V'.

Description Field notebook of A O Curle (RCAHMS). Titled 'Caithness No. V'.

Date 9/9/1910 to 21/9/1910

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number MS 36/15

Category Manuscripts

Scope and Content Field notebook with notes and sketches. 9 Sept (8th? see journal no 3) sites around Broubster and Stemster; 9 Sept p4 Circular foundations in Stemster park (Inv no 15). Rectangular foundation in front of dovecot at Stemster House (Inv no 16) and dovecot itself (Inv no 14 sketch plan). p5 Shean chambered cairn. Possible cairn at Stemster Crofts (Inv no 20); 13 Sept 7v Shuurery cairn; 14 Sept p9 Greenvale broch; p9v Scarfskerry broch; p10 St John's Point chapel and fort; p10v Gills broch; p11 Canisbay churchyard monuments; p14v Brabstermire broch; p15 Brabster church; 16 Sept p15v Borrowston broch; p17 Borrowston cairn; p17v Reay chapel & monuments; p19v Achvarasdal broch; 18 Sept p21 visit to Stroma; Stroma church (Inv no 50); p22 Stroma chambered cairn; p22v cairn on Mell head (Inv no43); p23 Castle Mestag (sketch plan on p24); p24v old houses in Thurso (Inv nos425-428); 19 Sept p26v Ha' of Greenland (Inv no 64); p27 mound nr Lochend farm (Inv no 51); p27v cairn at Hollandmaik Earl's Cairn; p29 Alterwale p29v Murza broch; Moss of Tain p30v long cairn 20 Sept p31 Forse (sketch plans); p34v Forse standing stone 21 Sept p35 long cairn Knockglass; p36 old houses Thurso: Shore St, nr St Peter's Church (Inv no 428); p37 Bank St carved mantelpiece (sketch) p37v old chapel Victoria Walk Thurso (Inv no 423).

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