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Appat Hill

Standing Stone(S) (Prehistoric)

Site Name Appat Hill

Classification Standing Stone(S) (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 7751

Site Number ND05SE 2

NGR ND 0997 5435

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Halkirk
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Caithness
  • Former County Caithness

Archaeology Notes

ND05SE 2 0997 5435.

(ND 0997 5435) Standing Stones (NR)

OS 6" map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)

There are four of these standing stones. They were placed so as to form certain angles. They also appear something like the letter 'T' and two of them are placed E and W of the other two N and S. They are situated on the highest part of the hill. This is supposed to be a sepulchral monument.

Name Book 1872.

No further information was obtained during field investigation. No indications of the former positions of these stones were seen in the area.

Visited by OS (W D J) 8 April 1961.

(ND 0997 5435) Standing Stones (NR) (sites of)

OS 6" map, (1964)

No change to the previous field report.

Visited by OS (J M) 10 July 1981.

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