Volume contents
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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SORDALE HILL | Sordale Hill | Mr Hugh Stewart - Achingills Mr William Mill - Achingills Mr Alexander Barnston - Achingills |
012 | A long low hill of no great Eminence lying almost North and South - it is partly in cultivation - and partly covered with rough pasture - the property of Sir J.G.T Sinclair, Bart. [Baronet] |
| SORDAL HILL [1895] For 1'' purposes only. see remark in Index. 1895 | Mr D. Nicolson, Montpellier House Wick. N.B. [North Britain] | 012 | ||
| CNOC NA CISTE | Cnoc - na - Ciste | Mr Hugh Stewart - Achingills Mr William Mill - Achingills Mr Alexander Barnston -Achingills |
012 | The remains of a small sized pictish house situated on the highest part of Sordale Hill - A foot or two of Earth has been taken off the top disclosing what, seems to be a stone cist* no further Excavation has been made in it. A few large stones - set on end - are round the base of this building - (as shown in trace) which is rather an unusual feature - and which the people of the district believe to represent gravestones (?) * This Stone Ciste Consists of three broad thin stones, two apparently formed the Sides, and the other an end [initialled] R.K. |
| PICT'S HOUSE (Remains of) [Cnoc na Ciste] | Cnoc - na - Ciste | Mr Hugh Stewart - Achingills Mr William Mill - Achingills Mr Alexander Barnston - Achingills |
012 | The remains of a small sized pictish house situated on the highest part of Sordale Hill - A foot or two of Earth has been taken off the top disclosing what, seems to be a stone cist* no further Excavation has been made in it. A few large stones - set on end - are round the base of this building - (as shown in trace) which is rather an unusual feature - and which the people of the district believe to represent gravestones (?) * This Stone Ciste Consists of three broad thin stones, two apparently formed the Sides, and the other an end [initialled] R.K. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Thurso -- County of Caithness
[Note Cnoc na ciste] -- (Hill - or hillock - of the Cist)
[signed] George Hobson C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
Ordnance Survey - Caithness county, OS Name Books - Caithness county - Volume 11 - Parish of Thurso, OS1/7/11
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Thurso.
Ordnance Survey - Caithness 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 Caithness, which is in the north of Scotland.