Torr Phadruig
Cairn (Period Unassigned), Mound(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Torr Phadruig
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned), Mound(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 7649
Site Number ND05NE 32
NGR ND 0677 5598
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/7649
- Council Highland
- Parish Reay
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND05NE 32 0677 5598.
(ND 0681 5596) Tumuli (NR)
(ND 0680 5606) Tumulus (NR)
OS 6" map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)
There are a few small cairns a short distance SE of Torr Phadruig. They are supposed to be sepulchral.
Name Book 1873.
Of the six tumuli published on the OS map to the S and E of Torr Phadruig (ND05NE 16), only that at ND 0677 5598 appears to be artificial. The others, including that at ND 0680 5606, appear to be natural peat mounds.
The cairn measures 8.0m in diamter and is 1.0m high. It is formed of a mass of loose stones, almost wholly covered by earth and heather.
Visited by OS (W D J) 10 April 1962.
(ND 06775598) Cairn (NR)
OS 6" map, (1963)
A heather-covered level-topped cairn, 5.0m diameter by 0.4m high, the centre disturbed and revealing a core content of medium-sized slabs; occasional stones are visible in the cairn periphery, but no evidence of a kerb. In the immediate vicinity are five natural peat mounds.
Visited by OS (J M) 9 July 1981.
