MHG65761 - Cultivation strips - Kyle of Durness
Summary
The traces of cultivation strips running downslope towards a flat promontory.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- 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.
On a moderately-sloping area of grassland, on the SE side of the Kyle of Durness, are the traces of cultivation strips running downslope towards a flat promontory. The total extent of these strips is 24 m wide. At the base of the slope, where the cultivation 'strips stop, is a low grassy mound measuring 6 m by 4 m which has a central hollow 1 in in diameter. To the north of these two features there are two drainage channels enclosing a further cultivation channel which forms part of the same agricultural landscape. This landscape has been partially destroyed by the road, embankment and large passing place at the top of the slope, and is subject to erosion at the edge of the Kyle. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2023 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Note: Mound not visible on Aps. (TB 20/4/26)
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG21099 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Brady, K. & Morris, C.D.. 1997. North Sutherland Survey: Coastal Zone Assessment Kyle of Durness to Torrisdale Bay. Glasgow University (GUARD). 30/01/1998. . Site 38.
- <2> SHG29455 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2023. Getmapping aerial photography 2023. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 3749 6372 (62m by 42m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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