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Whitefield
Broch (Iron Age)(Possible), Mound (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Whitefield
Classification Broch (Iron Age)(Possible), Mound (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Geise 2
Canmore ID 8482
Site Number ND16NW 6
NGR ND 1054 6514
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/8482
- Council Highland
- Parish Thurso
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND16NW 6 1054 6514.
(ND 1054 6514) Site of (NAT) Pict's House (NR)
OS 6" map, Caithness, 1st ed., (1872)
This is where a "Pict's house" formerly stood, but has been completely defaced.
Name Book 1872.
The location is in an arable field. There are no mounds or swellings that might indicate a previous structure.
Visited by OS (J M) 30 September 1981.
Publication Account (2007)
ND16 3 GEISE 2 ('Pict’s house') ND/1054 6514
Site of possible broch in Olrig, Caithness, said to have been where a 'Pict's house' stood [1]. There are no traces of anything in the arable field.
Source: 1. NMRS site no. ND 16 NW 6.
