MHG65790 - Dyke - Keoldale

Summary

A 21 m long stretch of irregular shaped boulders which run parallel with the coast for 17 m.

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 a grassed ravine beside a stream which leads to a small shingle beach in a cove between crags is an iron boat winch. This winch measures 1 m by 1 m at the base and stands 1 m high on a concrete plinth. The winch mechanism is badly corroded and inoperable and the cable has snapped. <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 3735 6662 (8m by 9m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NC36NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish DURNESS

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