MHG873 - Stone Circle, Backlass
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- STONE CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
At Backlass, some 200 yds W of shepherd's house & immediately outside garden wall, are remains which appear to be those of a stone circle. Only a segment towards N exists, consisting of five stones apparently in situ and one displaced. The stones are for the most part pointed and average 2ft in height, 2ft in breadth, and 1ft 3ins in thickness. A large displaced stone 6ft 6ins long, 3ft 3ins broad, and 1ft 5ins thick, is lying half upon eastmost stone. The diameter of circle has been about 22ft. A large number of pointed stones in adjacent walls seem to have been removed from the monument.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910.
The remains of this stone circle are as described by RCAHMS. Visited by OS (W D J) 15 April 1961.
(ND 0788 4234) Stone Circle (NR) (rems of) OS 6" map, (1962)
No change. Visited by OS (J M) 23 February 1982.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG23870 Image/Photograph(s): Glass, D. Photographs of various HER sites submitted by David Glass. Colour. Yes. Digital.
- --- SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 41, No. 142.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0787 4234 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND04SE |
| Civil Parish | HALKIRK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7607 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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