Volume contents
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- 204 - Sandwick , title page
- 205 - Sandwick , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE RING OF BOOKAN | The Ring The Ring The Ring The Ring The Ring The Ring of Bookan |
Mr. James Firth Farmer Bockan Mr William Sinclair Farmer Buckan Mr Peter Muir Farmer Howan, James Robertson Esqr. [Esquire] of Lyking Mr William Sinclair Farmer Ness Captain Thomas' Antiquities of Stennis |
100 | A circle that seems a miniature of that of Stenness without the stones surrounded by a ditch about 12ft. wide 6ft. deep and about 219 yards in circumference outside of the ditch. "Extract from new St. [Statistical] Account of Scotland", In its present state it is only a little more than a semicircle, the east side of which has been cut away and converted into arable land It stands on an eminence about 1/8 of a mile S.S.W of Buchan and about 1 mile north of the "Standing Stones of Stenness". It is difficult to say what class of antiquities this object may be ascribed to, the prevailing belief is that it has been a Picts' House from its outwards appearance it does not resemble any that are known as such throughout the the country neither does it appear like any of the Broughs or Duns as is termed in the Western Highlands, It has never been properly excavated but a small opening has been made by a farmer in the neighbourhood who discovered a cell covered on the top by a flag which formed the roof and the walls of uncemented masonry, sufficiently large to hold a man in a stooping position so that it can not have been intended for a place of habitation but might have been used as a storehouse in connection with the Picts dwelling places, No objects of antiquity have been discovered here neither can any further information be gleaned relative to its origin |
Continued entries/extra info
Ph. [Parish] of Sandwick Orkney
Signed: Kenneth Campbell C/A
Ordnance Survey - Orkney county, OS Name Books - Orkney county - Volume 17 - Parish of Sandwick, OS1/23/17
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Sandwick.
Ordnance Survey - Orkney county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Orkney, which is in the north of Scotland.