Excavation photograph. Entrance from outside. Stone slab in situ. Originals (4 copies) in PRINT ROOM. Originally numbered CA/641.
SC 356532
Description Excavation photograph. Entrance from outside. Stone slab in situ. Originals (4 copies) in PRINT ROOM. Originally numbered CA/641.
Catalogue Number SC 356532
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of A 40435
Scope and Content Outer wall of broch at Keiss, Caithness, during the course of excavations by Sir Francis Tress Barry in 1893 This is one of some 30 archaeological sites excavated by Sir Francis Tress Barry (1825-1907) in Caithness between 1890 and 1906. The broch at Keiss was within sight of Barry's home at Keiss Castle and was one of the first sites he uncovered. This view is looking along the broch entrance passage from outside. The triangular stone would have originally been the lintel stone over the doorway. Sir Francis Tress Barry was MP for Windsor, Berkshire between 1890 and 1906. He had enjoyed a distinguished diplomatic and business career, and began to take an active interest in archaeology after his purchase of Keiss Castle, Caithness in 1890. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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