MHG161 - Cists, Lower Tuftingall
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Type and Period (1)
- CIST (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
(Area: ND 1755 5439) Four Stone Cists found AD. 1851-9 (NAT)
OS 6" map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)
Four stone cists have been found "in close proximity" to a mound (broch: ND15SE 2), one in 1851 and the other three in 1859. The exact site was not known. They all contained a small quantity of blackish earth.
Name Book 1871.
No further information. Visited by OS (N K B) 5 November 1965.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1754 5439 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND15SE |
| Civil Parish | WATTEN |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8340 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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