Wag (archeology)
A wag is a rectangular or trapezoidal mound with one straight and one rounded end, found in Caithness and, in far fewer examples, in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands . Wags are not particularly high, but four to five meters wide and about 14-20 meters long. They are said to have originated in the first centuries after the new era, possibly as the successor to the Brochs .
The name comes from Gaelic and, strangely enough, means small cave . However, it also means stone grave and also describes what these buildings could have been. There are often several menhirs on the wagons . Sometimes they form clear rows of stones , sometimes they are disorganized. The wagons without menhirs are mistaken for living spaces. Their true nature can only be clarified by excavations.
See also
literature
- Robert Gourlay: Sutherland - an archaeological guide . Edinburgh 1996