MHG53136 - Culkein
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- SHIELING HUT? (Medieval - 1058 AD? to 1559 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A small D-shaped drystone structure, much tumbled and reduced to one course, measuring 3.9 m ENE/WSW x 4.10 m externally. The plan of this building is odd. The E wall is straight with rounded corners, with the other walls arcing off to form a D-shape. The stone is mostly quartzite subangular blocks (all sizes). There is a possible entrance in the E. There is a turf-covered mound at the W side which can be traced on the N and S sides as well. The spread of tumble off the walls is up to 1.15 m wide but impossible to tell the original width or construction method of those walls.
On gently sloping W-facing ground above limestone crags to W, overlooking mouth of Kyle of Durness.
A building of unknown date or function. Similar to a beehive cell but isolated. May be a shieling.
Recommendations: None. <1><2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG24622 Dataset/Database File: Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD). 2003. Site gazetteer: Loch Borralie, Kyle of Durness. Site 156.
- <2> SHG24621 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Lelong, O and MacGregor, G. 2003. Loch Borralie, Kyle of Durness: Project 950. Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD). Digital. Site 156.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 3775 6831 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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