MHG659375 - Dyke - Loch Eriboll (E)
Summary
A 26 m length of turf and stone dyke.
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 the coastal strip between the modern track and the sea is a 26 m length of turf and stone dyke. This dyke runs E - W downslope In the sea and survives to a height of 0.6 m and is 0.9 m wide. The east 6 m are located on a sharp slope up toward the main modern road. There is a stone-faced, 0.75 m wide entrance through this dyke 13 m from the east end. There are 5 m wide rigs/lazy beds evident at the north and south of this dyke. This feature is very overgrown with bracken and some of the stone is tumbling off the line of the dyke. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Note: the dyke continues on the other side of the road eastwards for 145m. (TB 5/6/26)
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 123 Site 44.
- <2> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4510 5934 (191m by 25m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC45NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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