Volume contents
- 1 - Reay , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Reay , page 10
- 20 - Reay , page 20
- 30 - Reay , page 30
- 40 - Reay , page 40
- 50 - Reay , page 50
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- 100 - Reay , page 100
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- 183 - Reay , page 183 (end)
- 186 - Reay , title page
- 187 - Reay , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PICT'S HOUSE (Remains of) [Upper Dounreay] | Pictish House No. 3 (Remains of) | Mr J. McDonald, Isauld William Sinclair Achullan Henry McKay Loanscorribest |
010 | A Pictish House situated upon the North of Upper Dounreay Farm & near to the Standing Stones in that district it has been very much destroyed, and at present has a small appearance. |
| BROUGH [1895] [Upper Dounreay] | Archaeologica Scotica vol [volume] 5, p. [part] 1 p [page] 186 | 010 | ||
| DOUNREAY BURN | Dounreay Burn | Mr J. McDonald, Isauld William Sinclair Achullan Henry McKay Loanscorribest |
010 | A small burn the continuation of Shebster Burn, it flows Northwards into Loch [Willigan], after which it is conveyed by a cut ditch to the Mill Lead of Lower Dounreay, it is well known by this name. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 47
County of Caithness -- Parish of Reay
Pictish House (Remains of) No 1 [crossed out]
Mr Brown the tenant
of of Upper Dounreay
informed me that
what is shewn as
Pictish House (site of): is the site of an old turf and stone sheepfold
Erected by the late Mr Patterson when tenant
of Dounreay and Isauld - One of the oldest inhab-
itants in the district William Henderson, Achraemie and an intelligent man too - tells me the same
fact.
[signed] G. Hobson
[Note Pictish House No. 3 (Remains of)]
Large stones set on
End appear a foot
or two above the
surface. It seems
to have been a Cham-
-bered Cairn, divided
into compartments by
these upright stones
like the rest of the
Chambered Cairns of Caithness
[Signed] G. Hobson
[signed] Matthew BanKs C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
Ordnance Survey - Caithness county, OS Name Books - Caithness county - Volume 9 - Parish of Reay, OS1/7/9
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Reay.
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.