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Dunnet Head, Red Geo

Enclosure(S) (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Dunnet Head, Red Geo

Classification Enclosure(S) (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 8567

Site Number ND17SE 6

NGR ND 1822 7388

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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

Archaeology Notes

ND17SE 6 1822 7388

(ND 1822 7388) An enclosure, 80 by 64m, defined by a poorly-preserved grassy bank, 0.5m high at the cliff edge.

R J Mercer 1981.

Two walls of an enclosure and another complete enclosure are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1876, sheet i).

Part of the complete enclosure with an internal division is shown on the current edition of the 1:10,000 map (1976).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH), 10 January 1996.

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