MHG65785 - Wreck - Kyle of Durness

Summary

A blue wooden rowing boat which is 3.5 m long, upturned on the rocks and with a hole in the keel.

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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.

A blue wooden rowing boat which is 3.5 m long, upturned on the rocks and with a hole in the keel. There are several parts of this vessel strewn around the immediate vicinity. The main hulk is rotting and splitting apart. <1>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 24/4/26)

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NC 3790 6614 (6m by 7m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NC36NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish DURNESS

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