MHG53115 - Field Walls - Loch Borralie North-west
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A curvilinear stony feature, mostly composed of large basal quartzite angular boulders and smaller rubble. Runs NE/SW for 4.3 m before curving to run ESE for 10 m (break in line, sand and turf covered, between 6.6 m and 9.2 m). ESE end disappears beneath dune. 2.3 m along this line (from WNW end) is a tumbled line of stone 7.3 m long running NNE (spread to 2.5 m wide).
Within deep eroded gully, up to 2.5 m below present ground surface to S.
Field boundary, perhaps related to sites 95, 98-100, 102, 104 to SW.
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 108.
- <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 108.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 3824 6779 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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