MHG65774 - Cultivation strips - Sarsgrum, Kyle of Durness
Summary
A turf field-boundary running NW-SE defining an area of `lazy beds'.
Type and Period (3)
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.
To the east of the modern road, in an area of peat bog, is a turf field-boundary running NW-SE up a slope for 90 m before curving to the S/SW to follow the 20 m contour for a further 30 m. This defines an area of `lazy beds' running WNW-ESE down the slope. There are other areas of possible `lazy beds' in the adjacent land running down-slope from NC 3835 6488 to NC 3805 6429, although this may just be natural grainage gulleys through the waterlogged peat land leaving raised areas that look like cultivation beds. There is, however, cultivation recorded on Roy's Map along this length of coast. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2023 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
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 44.
- <2> SHG29455 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2023. Getmapping aerial photography 2023. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 3808 6440 (129m by 172m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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