MHG65815 - Field system - An Fharaid
Summary
An extensive field-system either side of a stream.
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.
Along the east edge of An Fharaid, between the cliff-edge and the hill-slope behind is an extensive field-system either side of a stream. This includes drainage-ditches, field-dykes (including that described above) and rigs running generally NE-SW. There is also an area at the NW where they run E-W, around a rock outcrop. On top of the very steep slope of a grassed headland between an outcrop of rock and a knoll is a lazy-bed' system. These measure 15 m long as they run down-slope to the cliff-edge and are evident over a 12 m stretch. This may be an extension of the complex noted in site No 35 above. On rough grassland sloping up from the cliff top into the hinterland are three or four `lazy-beds' running SW-NE. To the NE are drainage-ditches, putatively associated.
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NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 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 35/36/38.
- <2> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map).
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 3853 7085 (689m by 380m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC37SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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