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MHG65794 - Occupation deposit or revetment - Daill River

Summary

May be the edge of a structure eroding out of the bank, or an early attempt at revetting this area.

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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.

Visible in an eroding section of the south bank of the Daill River, opposite the enclosures near Daill House, is a strip of dark earth c 50 m in length, presumably an occupation deposit. Within this strip, in the area from 6-32 m along it from the east, there are two definite concentrations of stone eroding from the section. Many of these stones are in linear arrangement, with the lines lying one on top of the other. It is impossible to say what this feature represents, but it may be the edge of a structure eroding out of the bank, or an early attempt at revetting this area which is now disintegrating as the river causes severe erosion. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2023 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NC 3594 6821 (53m by 15m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC36NE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DURNESS

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