MHG64656 - Possible broch or cairn - Banniskirk, Caithness
Summary
A mound, possibly a broch or cairn to the southwest of Banniskirk, Caithness.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A mound, possibly a broch or cairn to the west of Banniskirk, Caithness. The feature is not shown on any historic OS mapping but it appears as an oval-sub-circular earthwork or soilmark c.50m in diameter in vertical aerial photography and as a mound on the OS Digital Surface Model (DSM). <1> <2> <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map).
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
- <3> SHG29932 Dataset: Get Mapping. APGB_DSM2m_Hillshade (Digital Surface Model Render). Getmapping.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1662 5723 (108m by 109m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND15NE |
| Civil Parish | HALKIRK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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