MHG53105 - Field Wall - Loch Borralie North-west
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
a) Very disturbed line of small angular rubble on limestone bedrock; seems to represent a much tumbled field wall. Measures 4.7 m NNE/SSW x 1.5 m.
b) Very similar to (a), slightly less tumbled with larger blocks in line and visible through the grass as well as in erosion scar. Runs 20.8 m NE/SW x up to 1 m spread. Most of the stone of (a) and (b) is basal quartzite.
In large linear sandblow to NE of plantation. Overlooks Loch Borralie to SE.
Field boundaries perhaps linked to 95, 99, 100, 102 and 104 and forming long strip fields.
Recommendations: Monitor 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 98.
- <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 98.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 3811 6764 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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