MHG65838 - Lookout - Aodann Mhor
Summary
May be the destroyed remnants of a look-out post.
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.
Approximately 40 m to the NW of the radio station complex (see MHG47212), located at the cliff-edge, is an area of rock, red brick and breeze-block rubble which may be the destroyed remnants of a look-out post. <1>
A small radio station is visible on a vertical air photograph (V 540/RAF/1631, 0082, flown 1 June 1955) at Aodann Mhor N of Durness..
The air photograph shows that the installation was provided with three small masts and is protected by a fence forming a square enclosure. Three buildings are visible and the chart copy OS 1:10560 map (1967) depicts these and the fence line whilst the current OS digital 1:2500 scale map only shows the buildings. The installation is connected to Durness by a narrow track.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), May 2004 <2>
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <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. . p.66 Site 4b.
- <2> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 257709.
- <3> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4043 6935 (10m by 5m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC46NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/257709 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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