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MHG65928 - Structure - Geodh an Sgadain

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A possible structure defined by a terrace which measures 4 m by 4 m internally and is oval in plan.

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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.

On sloping ground above the shore of Loch Eriboll are the remnants of a possible structure defined by a terrace which measures 4 m by 4 m internally and is oval in plan. This terrace is defined on the east by a turf-clad bank with one large boulder standing upright in it and other smaller stones apparent in the fabric. This bank is 1 m wide and 0.5 m high and runs N-S, curving west at the north to define the north end of the platform. The west side of the platform is defined by a regular, discrete step. This feature lies in the middle of an area of rigs, extending down to the cliff-edge, which would appear to pre-date it. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2020 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

Note; Rigs not visible on Aps (TB 27/5/26)

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Grid reference	Centred NC 4506 6000 (18m by 19m)
Map sheet	NC46SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DURNESS

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