MHG65881 - Dyke - Sangobeg
Summary
An isolated stretch of dry-stone walling which is 16.5 m long and 1 m wide at the base.
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 field between the modern road and the cliff-edge is an isolated stretch of dry-stone walling which is 16.5 m long and 1 m wide at the base. This is constructed of large boulders at the base with smaller stones set on top. There is a very green area immediately to the west of this and the stones of this dyke may have been cleared from here. Downslope from this feature, about 30 m away, is a small clearance cairn measuring 3 m by 1.5 m. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2020 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. . p.82 Site 36.
- <2> SHG29455 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2023. Getmapping aerial photography 2023. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4245 6660 (8m by 18m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC46NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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