MHG639 - Enclosure, Uaigh Mhurcha Riabhaich
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- ENCLOSURE (Undated)
- (Alternate Type) GRAVE (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Uaigh Mhurcha Riabhaich (NAT) OS 25" map, Caithness, (1872)
A possible Danish camp (a circular construction of clay about 60 links in diameter, possibly at one time trenched round). A wizard named Mhurcha Riabhach was shot and buried here about 1720.
Name Book 1871
The only trace of this feature is a very slight circular depression 13.3m in diameter, in an arable field.
Visited by OS (W D J) 29 April 1963
Uaigh Mhurcha Riabhaich (NAT) (site of)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
No change. Visited by OS (J M) 9 March 1982
Enclosure, 'Uaigh Mhircha Riahaich'. Represented by a slight depression but now covered in hay ricks.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995
The site was visited by C Dagg in 2000 during a walkover survey in advance of a proposed new water main. No visible remains of the feature were visible. The proposed route of the pipeline would pass 50m to the south of the given location and so would not be affected by associated works. <1>
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG2244 Text/Publication/Article: George Watson. 1998. 'Murdo Rivach's Grave', Caithness Field Club Bulletin.. Caithness Field Club Bulletin..
- --- SHG2869 Text/Publication/Volume: Thomas Sinclair. 1890. The Gunns.
- --- SHG3342 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 12, 45-6.
- <1> SHG21043 Text/Report: Dagg C. Water Mains Stemster-Haster-Reiss-Toftcarl. . . Site 17.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2453 5478 (60m by 60m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND25SW |
| Civil Parish | WATTEN |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (2)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8784 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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