MHG65695 - Possible lazy beds - Kyle of Durness

Summary

An area of possible `lazy beds.

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  • None recorded

Full Description

A rapid coastal zone assessment survey was conducted by GUARD in the Autumn of 1997 commissioned by Historic Scotland from the Viking and Early Settlement Archaeological Research Project based at the University of Glasgow.

In sloping, marshy land on the west side of the Kyle of Durness is an area of possible `lazy beds'. There are no associated structural elements. <1>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 13/4/26)

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NC 3705 6464 (16m by 16m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NC36SE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish DURNESS

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