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MHG659367 - Longhouse - Ard Neackie

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A level, rectangular platform measuring 28 m NNE-SSW by 6 m with a possible structure.

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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 a rocky slope on the west side of the tombola is a level, rectangular platform measuring 28 m NNE-SSW by 6 m. There is a possible structure on this platform which measures 23 m NNE-SSW by 6 m internally. This is defined by low, turf-clad banks with occasional stones showing through along the west, north and south which are 1 m wide and 0.3 m high. The form appears to be sub-rectangular or `bow-shaped'. The west and east banks run along the edge of the platform. The east bank is of turf-on-stone construction, is 1 m wide and stands to 0.65 m high. There is an entrance at the south end of this east bank with two dry-stone courses visible at either side. There are several changes of level in the interior floor level, particularly pronounced at the north end, which may represent internal partitions but the site is too ruinous and overgrown to say with certainty. The platform has been partially scooped into the slope so that east wall is supported and protected by the higher ground behind. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2009 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NC 4467 5983 (22m by 20m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC45NW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DURNESS

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