MHG53117 - Loch Borralie North-west
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- DYKE (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A turf-covered dyke running for several hundred metres in a NNE/SSW direction. Stone is evident in its fabric Stands up to 0.8 m high in best preserved sections and is about 1.4 m wide. Other sections are much reduced.
NNE end: NC 3851 6798
Near the centre: NC 3850 6790
SSW end: NC 3855 6766
Crossing a deep bowl surrounded by 40 m contour and then continuing SSW down into Hakon's Bowl and to NW edge of Loch Borralie.
Land division.
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 110.
- <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 110.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 3850 6790 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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