MHG1260 - Cemetery, Toch na Guall
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- CEMETERY (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
'Caithness Monumental Inscriptions', pre 1855
Monumental inscription survey completed by A.S.Cowper & I.Ross.
The survey may not include inscription information after 1855 and each inscription transcribed does not give the full details that appear on the stones, abbreviations used. Some ommissions and inacuracies. Published 1992.
J Aitken : 20/12/02
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A graveyard in which interments still take place. It is said to date from mid 17th century and is the property of the people of the district. (Two names 'Toch na Guall' and 'Toit na Gualainn', and their translation, 'Heap of the Shoulder' have been cancelled and 'Grave Yard' substituted.)
Name Book 1871
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG11407 Image/Photograph(s): Toch na Guall.. Colour Slide. .
- --- SHG1839 Text/Publication/Monograph: A S Cowper & I Ross. 1992. Caithness Monumental Inscriptions, pre 1855. 4.
- --- SHG3345 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 15, 178.
- --- SHG3470 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, G.. 1991. Caithness Chapel Sites.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1298 3235 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
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| Map sheet | ND13SW |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8213 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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