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MHG65721 - Dyke - River Grudie

Summary

A large, dry-stone built dyke.

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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.

A turf dyke running NW-SE between the Grudie estuary at the SW corner of the Kyle of Durness and the rock escarpment running parallel to the coastline c 25 m inland. This dyke runs downslope from the foot of the scarp for 6 m before being cut by a roadway 1.8 m wide (continuation of A19 above) before continuing toward the estuary for 8.8 m. This dyke is up to 1.8 m wide at the base, narrowing to 0.5 m, at the top and stands to 0.8 m high. Adjoining this dyke is a possible structure, sub rectangular in plan, immediately to the NE. This structure is 5.5 m wide internally from the dyke, which forms its S wall, and is 8 m long. To the S of the dyke is another, more fragmentary dyke which runs along the water's edge and may be a continuation of that noted in No 20 (see above). The dyke running downslope is eroding where it meets the edge of the estuary. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2020 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Location

Grid reference	Not recorded
Map sheet	Not recorded
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DURNESS

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