MHG65775 - Possible structure - Kyle of Durness
Summary
This may be the very fugitive remains of a structure.
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.
In an area of peat bog at the east side of the modern road are a number of boulders protruding through the peat. This concentration stands in isolation and is approximately 4 m in diameter. The peat has slipped down the slope in the area of these boulders, thus exposing them. This may be the very fugitive remains of a structure. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2016 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 45.
- <2> SHG28059 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2016. Getmapping aerial photography 2016. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 3823 6483 (9m by 9m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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