MHG66038 - Building - Loch Eribol
Summary
The remains of a dry-stone building.
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 a small, flat grassy area adjacent to the rocky beach on the shore of Loch Eriboll the remains of a dry-stone building were found. It measured 7.1 m long and 0.75 m thick at the SE end, but otherwise 0.6 m thick. The building is 3.9 m wide and the surviving height of the wall varies from 0 - 0.75 m. The SW end of the building sits right on the shore and is badly eroding into the Loch. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 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.136 Site 26.
- <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 4103 5533 (8m by 7m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC45NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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