MHG385 - Tower, Creag Na H-Atha
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- TOWER (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
- (Alternate Type) BEACON (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Full Description
Renumbered from ND12SW0025A
See also ND12SW0027 for second tower.
JHooper, 27/09/2001
ND12SW 25.00 1197 2233
ND12SW 25.01 ND 1180 2220
Two towers either round or square set a furlong apart and said to be built of land clearance stones although Batey (1982) doubts this. The more northerly is 6.5m high and the other 5m high and severely damaged on the south side.
Both sites are annotated 'Survey Control Point' on the OS 6" map, Caithness, 1st ed., 1871 but they are not noted in the Name Book.
D MacDonald, A Polson and J Brown 1931; C Batey 1982
This is the north tower, not be confused with ND12SW 25.01, ND1180 2290
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1958 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Batey, C E. 1984. Caithness Coastal Survey 1980-82: Dunnet Head to Ousdale. University of Durham, Department of Archaeology. 30/01/1984. Digital (scanned as PDF). LAT 298a.
- --- SHG1960 Text/Report: Batey, C E. 1982. Caithness coastal survey 1982: interim reports 1980-2. . No. 298.
- --- SHG2437 Text/Publication/Volume: MacDonald, Polson and Brown, D, A and J. {1931}. The book of Ross, Sutherland and Caithness, Orkney and Shetland: descriptive, historical and antiquarian notes. 104.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 11970 22331 (30m by 30m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND12SW |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB7931 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8084 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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