North Cairn, Lower Dounreay
Cairn (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name North Cairn, Lower Dounreay
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 7279
Site Number NC96NE 4
NGR NC 9874 6716
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/7279
- Council Highland
- Parish Reay
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
NC96NE 4 9874 6716.
(NC 9874 6716) North Cairn (NR) (site of)
OS 6" map, (1967)
'The remains of this Pictish dwelling was cleared away by Mr Donald Hamilton (D Hamilton, Achreamie) in the year 1866, and he informs me that there was a considerable quantitiy of bones (animal) and red ashes, as well as a great number of round stones resembling small cannon balls, deposited in the centre of the floor of this building. Small sea shells were discovered in great quantities, mixed with a deposit of blackish earth. The building itself was in very good order, the cells, etc, being complete, the stones of which were all removed for building purposes'.
Name Book 1873.
The site has been obliterated by the Dounreay Atomic Establishment.
Visited by OS (W D J) 6 May 1960.
No change to the previous field report.
Visited by OS (J B) 7 September 1981.
