MHG66089 - Building or kelp kiln - Bagh Thalmin Beag
Summary
The structure has square corners and has a turfed-over stone face visible along the sides, which are bowed.
Type and Period (2)
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 an easy-angled, grassy field behind a shingle beach lies a rectangular structure, c 8 m long by 3 m wide, and 0.5 m high. The structure has square corners and has a turfed-over stone face visible along the sides, which are bowed. At the east end there appear to have been stones heaped up, with the west end revealing stones up to two courses high. The structure may have been used as a clearance-heap, or possibly a kelp-kiln, similar to those at Sangobeg. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2023 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.172 Site 27a.
- <2> SHG29455 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2023. Getmapping aerial photography 2023. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5900 6207 (13m by 6m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC56SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
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