Volume contents
- 1 - Dunnet , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Dunnet , page 10
- 20 - Dunnet , page 20
- 30 - Dunnet , page 30
- 40 - Dunnet , page 40
- 50 - Dunnet , page 50
- 60 - Dunnet , page 60
- 70 - Dunnet , page 70
- 80 - Dunnet , page 80
- 90 - Dunnet , page 90
- 100 - Dunnet , page 100
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- 120 - Dunnet , page 120
- 124 - Dunnet , page 124 (end)
- 125 - Dunnet , index
- 130 - Dunnet , title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROCH (Remains of) [Hangy Goe] | (Supposed Brough) | David Brotchie, Dunnet Alexander Sinclair, Scarffskerry James Calder, Scarffskerry |
002 | This is a remarkable looking hillock which occupies [the] top of a peninsular [rock] and forms a mound about 40 feet in diameter - with an entrance visible on [the] south western edge of the precipice. All round the outside of the mound the edges of the [---] appear as of some rude building [which] tapers inwards towards the top - on the [other] side several large slabs set vertically in [the] ground - appear a few inches above the [---] From its appearance there seems to have been a central chamber [---] which has long since fallen in. The stones which appear above the [---] are either the divisions of small chambers which have been [outside] the internal one - or stones set on edge to mark the place of Norse Pictish interments. |
| BROUGH [1895] [Hangy Goe] | Archaeologica Scotica. Vol [Volume] 5 p [part] 1. page 184 | 002 | ||
| FOSSE (Remains of) [Hangy Goe] | 002 | A fosse which is now almost filled in [separates] the Hillock from the land. | ||
| CASTLE FOOT | Castle Foot | 002 | A detached stack-like rock, about 50 paces nearer the sea - [is] surrounded at high water. The soil on the top presents the [appearance] of two basin like hollows with a high sloping rim all round - [which] appear to be artificial - and is probabily the remains of some building. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 62
Parish of Dunnet -- County of Caithness
[Signed] George Hobson C A. [Civilian Assistant]
Transcriber's notes
words lost in the fold
Ordnance Survey - Caithness county, OS Name Books - Caithness county - Volume 3 - Parish of Dunnet, OS1/7/3
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Dunnet.
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.