MHG659342 - Boat naust - Laid
Summary
A boat-noust at the edge of the Loch characterised by a semi-circular turfed-over bank .
Type and Period (2)
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.
This township lies on the sloping peat bogs of the west side of Loch Eriboll and is as depicted on the OS 1:10 560 map sheet (1962). Created in 1832-5 to re-settle sub-tenants from Eriboll and to relieve settlements congested after evictions elsewhere, the township consists of a long defile of single and one-and-a-half story cottages. Each cottage has a patch of land enclosed with massive dry-stone dykes. Many of the cottages are now ruinous or have been replaced by holiday cottages, although some of the original structures have been renovated and are still tenanted by crofters. Most of the structural elements are upslope at the west side of the township, adjacent to the main road, and thus outside the area of this survey. The features listed below are those recognised by this survey and which are clearly part of the township but do not appear on the cartographic record. A comprehensive survey of the township is required.
A boat-noust at the edge of the Loch characterised by a semi-circular turfed-over bank that is 1.5 m wide and up to 0.7 rn high enclosing an area of 7 m N-S by 5 m. The SE end of the bank shows dry-stone walling eroding from the turf and there is one course of stone embedded in the ground at the NE where the rest of the bank has eroded away. This noust is eroding into the Loch. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2020 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Note: A landing place with cleared boulders is visible in the intertidal zone on the 2020 AP opposite the naust. (TB 1/6/26)
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 109 Site 8.
- <2> SHG28725 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2020. Getmapping aerial photography 2020. XY
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4179 5903 (52m by 10m) Indicative centroid |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC45NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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