Keiss | Canmore

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Archaeology Notes

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Building(S) (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Keiss

Classification Building(S) (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Wic 104

Canmore ID 9315

Site Number ND36SE 17

NGR ND 3529 6102

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/9315

Digital Images

Scanned image of D 36469 - a drawing showing the ground plan of Shore Building Keiss.

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Scanned image of D 36469 - a drawing showing the ground plan of Shore Building Keiss.

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© RCAHMS

SC 1926615

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Caithness Coastal Survey

1981

© Copyright: Caithness Coastal Service. Courtesy of HES.

Keiss, ND36SE 17, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Keiss, ND36SE 17, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

c. 1958

© Crown Copyright: HES (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division)

Keiss, ND36SE 17, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Keiss, ND36SE 17, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

c. 1958

© Crown Copyright: HES (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division)

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the brochs, buildings, possible building, pillbox and slipway, Keiss, taken from the S.

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Oblique aerial view of the remains of the brochs, buildings, possible building, pillbox and slipway, Keiss, taken from the S.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

14/3/2002

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Oblique aerial view.

SC 1693683

Oblique aerial view.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1991

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Wick (North) Map

SC 1926339

Wick (North) Map

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Caithness Coastal Survey

1982

© Copyright: Caithness Coastal Service. Courtesy of HES.

SC 1926616

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Caithness Coastal Survey

1981

© Copyright: Caithness Coastal Service. Courtesy of HES.

Oblique aerial view.

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Oblique aerial view.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1991

© Crown Copyright: HES

Oblique aerial view.

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Oblique aerial view.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1991

© Crown Copyright: HES

Oblique aerial view of Keiss Harbour and broch.

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Oblique aerial view of Keiss Harbour and broch.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1991

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Oblique aerial view of the remains of the brochs, buildings, possible building, pillbox and slipway, taken from the S.

SC 1693751

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the brochs, buildings, possible building, pillbox and slipway, taken from the S.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

14/3/2002

© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1926614

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Caithness Coastal Survey

1981

© Copyright: Caithness Coastal Service. Courtesy of HES.

Oblique aerial view.

SC 1693674

Oblique aerial view.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1991

© Crown Copyright: HES

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the broch, buildings, pillbox and slipway, taken from the SE.

SC 1693752

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the broch, buildings, pillbox and slipway, taken from the SE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

14/3/2002

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Oblique aerial view of the remains of the broch, buildings, pillbox and slipway, taken from the SSW.

SC 1693767

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the broch, buildings, pillbox and slipway, taken from the SSW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

14/3/2002

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Oblique aerial view of the remains of the brochs, buildings, possible building, pillbox and slipway, taken from the E.

SC 1693769

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the brochs, buildings, possible building, pillbox and slipway, taken from the E.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

14/3/2002

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Wick (North) Map

SC 1926340

Wick (North) Map

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Caithness Coastal Survey

1982

© Copyright: Caithness Coastal Service. Courtesy of HES.

SC 1926665

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Caithness Coastal Survey

1981

© Copyright: Caithness Coastal Service. Courtesy of HES.

Oblique aerial view.

SC 1693675

Oblique aerial view.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1991

© Crown Copyright: HES

Oblique aerial view of Keiss Harbour and broch.

SC 1693681

Oblique aerial view of Keiss Harbour and broch.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1991

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General survey area plan.

SC 1926335

General survey area plan.

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Caithness Coastal Survey

1982

© Copyright: Caithness Coastal Service. Courtesy of HES.

Oblique aerial view of Keiss Harbour and broch.

SC 1693680

Oblique aerial view of Keiss Harbour and broch.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1991

© Crown Copyright: HES

Keiss, ND36SE 17, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

SC 2354911

Keiss, ND36SE 17, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

c. 1958

© Crown Copyright: HES (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division)

Scanned image of D 36469 - a drawing showing the ground plan of Shore Building Keiss.

Keiss, ND36SE 17, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

Keiss, ND36SE 17, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the brochs, buildings, possible building, pillbox and slipway, Keiss, taken from the S.

Oblique aerial view.

Wick (North) Map

Oblique aerial view.

Oblique aerial view.

Oblique aerial view of Keiss Harbour and broch.

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the brochs, buildings, possible building, pillbox and slipway, taken from the S.

Oblique aerial view.

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the broch, buildings, pillbox and slipway, taken from the SE.

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the broch, buildings, pillbox and slipway, taken from the SSW.

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the brochs, buildings, possible building, pillbox and slipway, taken from the E.

Wick (North) Map

Oblique aerial view.

Oblique aerial view of Keiss Harbour and broch.

General survey area plan.

Oblique aerial view of Keiss Harbour and broch.

Keiss, ND36SE 17, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

Collections

Administrative Areas

Council Highland
Parish Wick
Former Region Highland
Former District Caithness
Former County Caithness

Archaeology Notes

ND36SE 17 3529 6102.

A group of possibly modern conjoined structures 19m NE-SW, 20m NW-SE and 0.75m in maximum height.

C E Batey 1981.

Activities

Project (1980 - 1982)

Field Visit (1981)

Caithness Coastal Survey

A group of possibly modern conjoined structures 19m NE-SW, 20m NW-SE and 0.75m in maximum height.

C E Batey 1981.

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