MHG659353 - Farmstead - Eriboll (E)
Summary
A Post-Medieval/Pre-Improvement farmstead now utterly ruinous and very overgrown.
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.
Under heavy bracken and scrub cover are the remnants of at least two dry-stone structures aligned WSW-ENE. The east structure measures 15 m by 5 m and is characterised by low, doubled-faced, dry-stone walls with a rubble core. There are two possible dividing walls internally which are marked by rubble lines. The large amount of tumble at the north and south ends suggest this structure had gable ends. Approximately 5 m to the west of this structure are the remnants of another which measures 8 m by 5 m and is on the same alignment and of similar construction. There are further stone settings north of this structure which may be a revetted platform or an earlier structure. There is also a possible clearance cairn 15 m to the SW of this structure. This would seem to represent a Post-Medieval/Pre-Improvement farmstead now utterly ruinous and very overgrown. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2009 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 116 Site 24.
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4494 5840 (34m by 25m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC45NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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