MHG53150 - Borralie
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- ENCLOSURE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
- ORCHARD? (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Large, rectangular enclosure, c 30 m ENE/WSW x 20 m. Defined on by tumbled walls formed of double skin of large quartzite blocks with rubble core, 1 m thick and standing up to 1.2 m (6 courses) high, reduced in places to 1 course. On the SE side, a 3 m long wall has been built onto the enclosure and runs to the loch edge. The ground surface inside the enclosure is flush with the top of the wall along the SE, indicating cultivation and soil movement down slope within it.
On NW shore of Loch Borralie under grass and bracken, below steep scarp.
Enclosure related to township of Borralie (site 124). The enclosure is shown on the first edition OS map of 1874, where it appears to contain an orchard or other form of regular planting.
Recommendations: Control bracken. <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 171.
- <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 171.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 3845 6752 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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