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Murkle Bay
Human Remains (Period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn
Site Name Murkle Bay
Classification Human Remains (Period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn
Canmore ID 8399
Site Number ND16NE 26
NGR ND 1678 6916
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/8399
- Council Highland
- Parish Olrig
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND16NE 26 1678 6916.
(ND 1678 6916) Urn found AD 1872 (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1970)
An Urn & Human Remains found here AD. 1860 & 1872 (NAT)
OS 6" map, Caithness, 1st ed., (1873)
Human bones were found here in 1860 and are still to be seen lying about. Mr Hobson, assisting the field surveyor on this plan, found pieces of an urn sticking out of the bank. They are still in his possession.
Name Book 1873.
No information on this site was encountered during field investigation.
Visited by OS (J B) 16 November 1981.
