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MHG659377 - Sheepfold - Laid

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A sheep-fold which measures c 31 m N-S by c 8 m..

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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 the sloping peat bog to the south of the township of Laid, is a sheep-fold which measures c 31 m N-S by c 8 m. This fold is essentially tri-partite with the S compartment measuring 15 m N¬S by 8 m. The middle compartment is 13 m N-S by 6 m and has a T-shaped partition wall in the north half which creates three separate spaces within the compartment which can be accessed one to the next. At the north end of the fold there is a 3 m N-S by 6 m compartment which has a 3.5 N-S by 3 m extension at the west. The stream which runs past the north edge of this site is channelled through the extension and into a dip pool in the third compartment. This pool has wooden revetment on its sides and the run-off from the pool back to the stream is stone- revetted. The walls of this fold stand to 1 m high and are in good condition. The height from the top of the walls to the bottom of the dip pool is 2 m. This fold was clearly used for holding sheep prior to dipping them. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NC 4046 5691 (29m by 37m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC45NW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DURNESS

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