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Skibo Castle
Cist (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skibo Castle
Classification Cist (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Skibo Castle Policies; Castle Of Skibo
Canmore ID 14648
Site Number NH78NW 15
NGR NH 736 890
NGR Description NH c. 736 890
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/14648
- Council Highland
- Parish Dornoch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NH78NW 15 c. 736 890
For Skibo Castle (NH 73624 89052) and associated buildings, see NH78NW 13.00.
A stone cist, containing fragments of a human skeleton in a crouched position, was found about 1903 by workmen excavating a sand-pit near Skilbo Castle. The bones were later placed in a coffin and buried in the churchyard.
W Calder 1949.
Find-spot not located; no further information.
Visited by OS (E G C) 8 June 1963.
No change
Visited by OS (J M) 10 December 1980.
