MHG65778 - Clearance stone - Kyle of Durness
Summary
Clearance from the grasslands at the rear which has been dumped in cairns or in large lines several metres wide and some over 100 m long.
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.
Running along the 20 m contour of the raised beach and marking the west edge of the improved grassland is an enormous quantity of stone. This appears to be clearance from the grasslands at the rear which has been dumped in cairns or in large lines several metres wide and some over 100 m long. This continues for several hundreds of metres along this contour. The stones are mostly right on the edge of the contour, though some have slipped down. There is no obvious structural plan to their deposition but it does appear that they have been deliberately dumped in an area that marks a sharp c 7 m drop. <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 49.
- <2> SHG29455 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2023. Getmapping aerial photography 2023. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 3838 6521 (51m by 243m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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