MHG2493 - Peas Cairn
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- BROCH? (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
- (Alternate Type) CAIRN (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Peas Cairn (NR) (site of) OS 6"map, (1967)
A very large mound, described as a 'Pict's House', which was removed about 1832 when small sea shells and round stones resembling small cannon balls 'were found in abundance lying on the floor of the building'. The name 'Peas Cairn' came from the wild peas which grew on the mound.
Anderson classifies it as a broch.
Name Book 1873; J Anderson 1873.
The site has been obliterated by Dounreay Atomic Establishment.
Visited by OS (W D J) 5 June 1960.
No change. Visited by OS (J B) 7 September 1960
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1281 Text/Publication/Article: Anderson, J. 1873. ''Notice of the excavation of the brochs of Yarhouse, Brounaben, Bowermadden, Old Stirkake, and Dunbeath in Caithness; with remarks on the period of the brochs, and an appendix, containing a collected list of the brochs of Scotland, and early notices of m. Archaeol Scot. 131-98. 185.
- --- SHG3399 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 9, 25.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9887 6693 (70m by 70m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC96NE |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7290 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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