MHG53102 - Field Wall - Loch Borralie North-west
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
In base of deflated gully, in loose sand on SW-facing terrace.
Linear concentration of boulders running diagonally across base of gully, 9.2 m NNE/SSW. Stones are somewhat intermittent but clear facing is visible along it although quite disturbed.
Scraps of copper alloy were collected in gully, in area to E (within c 20 m of feature). Sherd of prehistoric pottery, and fragments of iron and slag were also recovered during survey.
Gully is rapidly deflating. In September 2000 stones were largely set in sand, now most sit on it.
Part of field system including sites 98, 99, 100, 102, 104.
Recommendations: Monitor erosion and survey. <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 95.
- <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 95.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 3807 6766 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
Finds (4)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
- SHERD (Undated)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
- SLAG (Undated)
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Related Investigations/Events (1)
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