Corn Bykes of Caithness

L Duffus Dunbar (Author)


Keywords:
Carved Stone, Burial Enclosure, Chapel
Period(s):
1910

Abstract


A byke was a method of storing corn which was preserved in stacks in the shape of beehives thatched in a circular shape. The last recorded example dates from 1910.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.066.136.137

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Published
30-11-1932
How to Cite
Dunbar, L. D. (1932). Corn Bykes of Caithness. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 66, 136–137. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.066.136.137
Issue
Vol. 66 (1932)
Section
Articles
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.066.136.137