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MHG66027 - Structure - Laid

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Very faint, badly eroded structural remains.

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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.

Within a hollow in the turf that measures 11.5 m N-S there are a number of very faint, badly eroded structural remains. Two lines of stones are visible, the first being 5 m from the north end of the hollow and runs E-W for 2 m. The second line of stones is 1¬1.5 m S of the first and is visible over 3.5 m as it curves to the south. The NE edge of this hollow is delineated by a very faint turf-and-stone bank which runs N-S for 3.5 m before having been eroded away totally. The N edge of the hollow is delineated by a prominent turf bank which stands 0.4 m high running E-W. A dried-out stream bed runs into this hollow. There is too little remaining of these features to identify this site to type of structure or date. <1>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 24/7/26)

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Grid reference	Centred NC 4129 5830 (20m by 19m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC45NW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DURNESS

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