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Greystones, Watten
Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Greystones, Watten
Classification Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 8786
Site Number ND25SW 17
NGR ND 245 543
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/8786
- Council Highland
- Parish Watten
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND25SW 17 c. 245 543
A number of small circular tumuli on each side of the Parliamentary road at Greystones (ND 245 543) were levelled about 1841.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1873
No trace of these alleged cairns was found.
Visited by OS (W D J) 29 April 1963
No change to the previous field report.
Visited by OS (J M) 9 March 1982
Hut circle (ND 2334 5780). Internal diameter: 8m. Circular structure defined by turf banks 0.4m high, the interior scooped below the level of the surrounding ground. Possible entrance in the SE quadrant.
Hut circle (ND 2331 5777). External diameter: 13m. Circular structure defined by turf banks with an internal diameter of 7m. It has a scooped interior and a possible entrance in the SE sector.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995
