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Allt Loin Ghil

Mound (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Allt Loin Ghil

Classification Mound (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) 'Pict's House'

Canmore ID 8123

Site Number ND13NW 6

NGR ND 1059 3578

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

ND13NW 6 1059 3578.

(ND 1059 3578) Pict's House (NR) (Remains of)

OS 6" map, Caithness, 1st ed., (1871)

Mound (NR) (Remains of)

OS 6" map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1908)

'A Pictish dwelling. . . consisting of a green conical mound interspersed with stones.'

Name Book 1871.

No trace of mound.

Visited by OS (W D J) 1 July 1960.

There is no mound at the given map reference or the vicinity, other than an old sheepfold.

Visited by OS (J M) 4 August 1982.

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