MHG65918 - Clearance heap - Sangobeg
Summary
This stone clearance has had a quantity of concrete added and there are further dumps of modern material nearby.
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.
On a grassed slope between a modern house and a rocky outcrop at the beach is a clearance-heap measuring 2 m by 3 m. This stone clearance has had a quantity of concrete added and there are further dumps of modern material nearby at the head of a narrow rocky inlet. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2020 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Note; on the 2023 AP, the clearance heap appears to have been removed. (TB 25/5/26)
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.83 Site 40.
- <2> SHG28725 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2020. Getmapping aerial photography 2020. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4274 6642 (12m by 11m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC46NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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