MHG66068 - Dykes - Strathan
Summary
Field-dykes marking the NW extremity of this township..
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A township, which comprises seventeen roofed and two unroofed buildings is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet vii). Eleven roofed and five unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1962).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 9 August 1995.
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. The township of Strathan is described in the NMRS from cartographic sources. Within the area of this survey, there were three features recorded:
In the strip of land immediately adjacent to the sandy bay are the field-dykes marking the NW extremity of this township. These are dry-stone built and survive in places up to their original height (ie 12 courses or 1.5 m high). These dykes are frequently reduced to. 3-4 courses at the sea-ward edges. The dyke which follows the coastline is being badly encroached upon by both sea and sand, and was clearly originally built both to delimit the field-system at the rear and as a sea-defence. <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.158 Site 7.
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5788 6520 (296m by 129m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC56NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
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