MHG11917 - Limestone Quarry - Ard Neakie
Summary
Limestone quarry opened c.1870 to provide lime for the adjacent limekilns to the south.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
To the rear of the limekilns at Ard Neackie (see MHG11911) is a large quarry, now flooded. <1>
The kilns, pier and quarry were scheduled in 1978.
The house to the northeast (see MHG10181), kilns and pier were listed at Category B in 1984.
A cart track links the quarry to the limekilns. <2>
A rapid coastal zone assessment survey was conducted by GUARD in the Autumn of 1997 commissioned by Historic Scotland from the Viking and Early Settlement Archaeological Research Project based at the University of Glasgow.
On top of the tombola is a large quarry hole in the limestone associated with the adjacent kiln. This was worked from 1870 and was part of the Sutherland/Stafford estate (Close-Brooks, 1995, 60). The quarry-bowl is now filled with water. <3>
The site was reviewed by Historic Scotland in 2017 as part of the Dual Designation Project. The site was not visited and it was recommended that the site be descheduled but that the kilns and pier remain remain listed.
The site was descheduled in 2017. <4>
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SHG27988 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Environment Scotland. 2017. Scheduled Monument Descheduling Notification - SM4096. Historic Environment Scotland. 07/12/2017. Digital.
- --- SHG364 Text/Manuscript: Calder, Sinclair B.. 1974. The Industrial Archaeology of Sutherland: A Scottish Highland Economy 1700-1900. The University of Strathclyde.
- --- SHG8562 Image/Photograph(s): Ard Neackie, limekilns, quarry and cottages. B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG8563 Image/Photograph(s): Ard Neackie, limekilns, quarry and cottages. B/W Negative. .
- <1> SHG2332 Text/Publication/Volume: Hume, J R. 1977. The industrial archaeology of Scotland 2: The Highlands and Islands. Paper (Original). 313.
- <2> SHG2053 Text/Publication/Volume: Close-Brooks, J. 1986. Exploring Scotland's Heritage: The Highlands. 45, No. 13.
- <3> SHG21099 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Brady, K. & Morris, C.D.. 1997. North Sutherland Survey: Coastal Zone Assessment Kyle of Durness to Torrisdale Bay. Glasgow University (GUARD). 30/01/1998. . p 118 Site 29.
- <4> SHG27987 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Environment Scotland. 2017. Assessment for Dual designations Project: Ard Neackie, limekilns. Historic Environment Scotland. 17/10/2017. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4466 5967 (40m by 64m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC45NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/4930 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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