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MHG66096 - Stone deposits - Midtown

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Several deposits of packed stone which are exposed in the eroding section.

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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.

Above and between sloping crag-faces, and situated to the back of a sandy beach, are several deposits of packed stone which are exposed in the eroding section. The first of these deposits lies to the SW and is c 1.5 m in length and 0.3 m in depth, being composed primarily of fist-sized stones in a random arrangement. The second of these deposits lies to the NE and is c 1 m wide and 1.2 m deep. This is made up of larger slabs and blocks which may possibly be in courses but which are somewhat tumbled. At the west end of this latter deposit is a smaller section of stones which lie within a brown matrix. These features may be related to site No 31 (see MHG66095). This site is exposed and, therefore, slumping down-slope. <1>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 12/8/26)

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Grid reference	Centred NC 5897 6103 (18m by 18m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC56SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	TONGUE

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