Drawing of stone-built structure no. 3.
SC 876238
Description Drawing of stone-built structure no. 3.
Date c. 1916
Catalogue Number SC 876238
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of E 44490
Scope and Content Drawing of Kirk Stones, Caithness, Highland In north-east Caithness, near Stroupster, is a site called Kirk Stones. This extraordinary site has attracted attention since an early date. It is an alleged ecclesiastical complex. The site consists of four structures, one of which is said to be a chapel. A stone wall and ditch surround the site and other large stones, some of them set on edge, lie within the enclosure. This drawing by John Nicolson (1843-1934) shows one of the structures (No 3). It was a small structure, little more than 3 metres wide. Around the sides there was a scarcement or ledge. The date and purpose of this site is unclear. Although the isolation of the site and the proximity to a stream may suggest a shieling settlement, the structure is dissimilar to other local shielings. It may be part of an ecclesiastical site. This drawing appears to have been a sketch for a later painting. The site shown here was cleared by John Nicolson probably around 1915. Other structures on the site, including a chapel, were excavated by Samuel Laing and Sir Francis Tress Barry (1825-1907) in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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