Reay Burn
Enclosure (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Reay Burn
Classification Enclosure (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 7343
Site Number NC96SE 23
NGR NC 9716 6301
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/7343
- Council Highland
- Parish Reay
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
NC96SE 23 9716 6301.
NC 9716 6301. A sub-rectangular enclosure which has been cut through by an old turf dyke. The remains on the S side of the dyke are almost square on plan measuring about 15.0m across. It is formed by large boulders now mainly turf-covered. On the N side of the dyke, the enclosure has extended for 11.0m, and this end is somewhat rounded. It is less pronounced than the S part, and one gets the impression that it was reutilised at the time the dyke was constructed. It is quite clear that the enclosure pre-dates the dyke, which in turn pre-dates the dry stone dykes nearby. The enclosure appears to have served as a stockpen.
Visited by OS (J L D) 24 May 1960.
(NC 9716 6301) Enclosure (NR)
OS 6" map, (1963)
An early-modern enclosure as described by previous OS suveyor.
Visited by OS (N K B) 17 November 1981.
