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Watten
Cist (Period Unassigned), Lithic Implement (Stone)
Site Name Watten
Classification Cist (Period Unassigned), Lithic Implement (Stone)
Canmore ID 8781
Site Number ND25SW 12
NGR ND 2449 5433
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/8781
- Council Highland
- Parish Watten
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND25SW 12 2449 5433
(ND 2449 5433) Cist found 1834 (NAT)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
A cist, containing human remains, stone implements and bones of deer was found in 1834 not far from (about 60m SE of) the standing stones noted on ND25SW 11, on Greystones farm. Among the implements was a huge stone spoon or ladle.
Name Book 1871
No further information was found regarding this cist or its contents.
Visited by OS (W D J) 29 April 1963
A: 'Broch'. Dimensions: 28 x 30m. Grass-covered subcircular mound 3m high with a flat top 4 x 2.5m.
B: Hut-circle. External diameter: 7m. Circular structure with an internal diameter of 2.5m. Entrance to the SE.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995
