MHG66054 - Slipway - Inverhope
Summary
A slipway demarcated by dry-stone walling either side of a cobbled landing..
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.
This is an E-W running slipway demarcated by dry-stone walling either side of a cobbled landing. This slipway is 2.5 m wide and runs for 19 m. The landward 7 m of the landing is of turf and cobbles which gives way to two timbers measuring 2.5 m long by 0.1 m wide and thick, 2 m apart which run N-S. On the seaward side of these there is a 10 m stretch of cobbled surface extending down to the seaweed Iine. The tidal action has tumbled some of the surrounding walling. This site may be associated with Inverhope house (no 12 below). <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2009 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 146 Site 11.
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4784 6157 (12m by 3m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC46SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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