Tag Archives: Sutherland

Croc-tigh-goil, Ribigill, Tongue, Sutherland

Posted on October 30, 2018 by megalithix

Standing Stones (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NC 582 541 Also Known as: Canmore ID 5349 Archaeology & History When I visited this place last year, I had a good look all around for any trace of what James Horsburgh (1870) … Continue reading →

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Posted in Scotland, Standing Stones, Sutherland | Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, heritage, Kyle of Tongue, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Ribigill, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, Sutherland, Tongue | Leave a comment

Ribigill, Tongue, Sutherland

Posted on October 30, 2018 by megalithix

Souterrain (missing): OS Grid Reference – NC 5821 5471 Also Known as: Canmore ID 5354 Archaeology & History The Royal Commission (1911) lads paid a visit to this site in June, 1909, after an earlier report—allegedly by James Horsburgh—told there to have … Continue reading →

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Posted in Scotland, Souterrains, Sutherland | Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, earth houses, fogous, heritage, Iron Age, Kyle of Tongue, pictish, Picts, prehistoric sites, Ribigill, sacred sites, Scotland, souterrains, Sutherland, Tongue, underground, weems | Leave a comment

Modsary, Tongue, Sutherland

Posted on June 3, 2018 by megalithix

Hut Circle: OS Grid Reference – NC 65189 61639 Getting Here Along the A836 between Tongue and Bettyhill—nearly 5 miles (7.75km) east of Tongue—take the minor road north to Modsary and Skerray. Some 1.75 miles along you’ll notice an inland loch … Continue reading →

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Posted in Hut Circles, Scotland, Settlement/Enclosures, Sutherland | Tagged ancient villages, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, clearance villages, enclosures, heritage, hut circles, Iron Age, Modsary, prehistoric sites, Scotland, Scottish Clearances, settlements, Skerray, Sutherland, Tongue, walling | Leave a comment

Dunvarich, Tongue, Sutherland

Posted on June 2, 2018 by megalithix

Souterrain (lost): OS Grid Reference – NC 59 57 Also Known as: Canmore ID 5341 Archaeology & History There are a number of souterrains—or “earth houses” as they used to be known—in Sutherland that have been lost. Many have simply fallen prey … Continue reading →

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Posted in Scotland, Souterrains, Sutherland | Tagged ancient sites, Bronze Age, earth houses, earth mysteries, heritage, Iron Age, Kirkiboll, pictish, Picts, picts houses, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, souterrains, Sutherland, Tongue | Leave a comment

Manse Bridge, Melness, Tongue, Sutherland

Posted on May 31, 2018 by megalithix

Cairns: OS Grid Reference – NC 5784 6229 Also Known as: Canmore ID 5385 Getting Here Along the A836 road between Durness and Tongue, take the minor road north to Melness and Talmine. 400 yards or so past Talmine Stores shop, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland, Sutherland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cairnfields, cairns, cists, death, earth mysteries, Melness, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Sutherland, tombs, Tongue, tumuli, tumulus | Leave a comment

Talmine (west), Melness, Tongue, Sutherland

Posted on May 31, 2018 by megalithix

Settlement: OS Grid Reference – NC 5764 6248 — NEW FIND Getting Here Along the A836 road between Durness and Tongue, take the minor road north to Melness and Talmine. 400 yards or so past Talmine Stores shop, walk left up … Continue reading →

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Posted in Scotland, Settlement/Enclosures, Sutherland | Tagged ancient history, ancient sites, ancient walls, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cairns, chambered cairns, enclosures, hut circles, Iron Age, Melness, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, settlements, stone rows, Sutherland, Talmine, tombs, Tongue, walling | 2 Comments

Tongue House, Tongue, Sutherland

Posted on May 27, 2018 by megalithix

Chambered Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NC 5926 5862 Also Known as: Canmore ID 5325 Getting Here I approached this by walking along the B8438 road northwest out of Tongue village, towards the road-crossing over the Kyle of Tongue. There’s a small … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland, Sutherland | Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burials, cairns, chambered cairns, cists, death, heritage, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Sutherland, tombs, Tongue | Leave a comment

Deanside, Tongue, Sutherland

Posted on May 25, 2018 by megalithix

Souterrain (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NC 591 556 Also Known as: Canmore ID 5343 Dionaite Archaeology & History Nothing now remains of the prehistoric underground chamber, “eirde House” (as they were called) or souterrain, that was reported by the northern antiquarian … Continue reading →

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Dun Riaskidh, Torrisdale Bay, Sutherland

Posted on July 20, 2017 by megalithix

Chambered Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NC 68763 61406 Also Known as: Canmore ID 5775 Dun Richard Getting Here Along the A836 road between Bettyhill and Tongue, keep your eyes peeled for the turning down to Borgie and Skerray. Go along here … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland, Sutherland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, Bettyhill, Borgie, brochs, Bronze Age, chambered cairns, cists, death, heritage, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Sutherland, tombs, Torrisdale Bay, tumulus | 1 Comment

Borgie Farmhouse, Tongue, Sutherland

Posted on July 19, 2017 by megalithix

Broch (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NC 675 594 Archaeology & History A singular reference to this site appears in James Horsburgh’s (1870) early article on the prehistoric remains of Sutherland. It seems he was on an early road-trip (or dirt-track-trip … Continue reading →