MHG53075 - Field Wall - Loch Borralie West
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- BOUNDARY WALL (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Sinuous wall, aligned broadly E/W, c 80 m long. Defined by intermittent line of stones, generally basal quartzite blocks, one course high and one stone wide. Two massive boulders at W end, which overlies limestone ridge.
On flat ground at W of plantation, with views of mountains to S and W.
Field wall.
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 62.
- <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 62.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 3776 6744 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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Related Investigations/Events (1)
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