MHG53157 - Kyle of Durness East
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Two cairns.
a) Small oval cairn measuring 4.3 m NW/SE x 2.7 m, composed of large angular quartzite blocks.
b) 9 m S of (a) is another small, circular cairn, 2.2 m diameter, of similar construction
There are very ephemeral traces of possible field walls around these features.
c) +23 m to the SW, at NC 3774 6785, are the remains of a small oval structure measuring 4.7 m N/S x 3 m. Defined by an intermitten liine of quartzite boulders, mostly flush with the turf, and including an orthostat on the W side. No stones visible on the E side.
Stones have recently been removed from both cairns.
Within small natural bowl, with high dunes to N, low dunes to W and limestone ridge to E.
Traces of an agricultural landscape with associated building sealed beneath low dunes.
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 179.
- <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 179.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 3775 6785 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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