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Ha' Of Duncansby
Burial Ground (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Axehead (Flint)
Site Name Ha' Of Duncansby
Classification Burial Ground (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Axehead (Flint)
Canmore ID 9402
Site Number ND37SE 6
NGR ND 3795 7317
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/9402
- Council Highland
- Parish Canisbay
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND37SE 6 3795 7317
See also ND37SE 9.
(ND 3795 7317) Flint Axe found 1856 (NAT)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
'A great many skulls' and a flint axe were dug up from the subsoil when this site was first brought into cultivation 'about 16 years ago' (ie. about 1857). It is locally supposed to have been a Norse burial ground or the site of a battle.
(See ND37SE 9 for flint-working site to N.)
Name Book 1873.
Locally the tradition of the site being that of a battle was confirmed, otherwise no further information. The site is in an arable field.
Visited by OS (J B) 6 May 1982.
