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MHG66101 - Possible pier - An Fhoigh

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A possible dry-stone wall.

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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.

Extending from beneath the dune, across a sandy beach into the area covered by high water on the west side of the Kyle of Tongue is a possible dry-stone wall. This wall is constructed of large, blocky boulders and smaller angular stones, possibly wall-skins with a rubble core but the stones have been disturbed. The wall is presently c 2 m wide and extends south across the beach for c 65 m. The second section of walling broadens out from this to become a spread or band of boulders, the maximum width of which is 15 m across the south end. Also at this end are three concentrations of stones which could be the remains of an earlier pier or building, but which has been covered over by sand and the encroaching tide. These concentrations are arc-like and oval in shape, with some evidence of facing on the south side. Another two spreads lie to the north of this. This concentration of features have been covered by sand but are now being eroded and disturbed by tidal action. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2023 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NC 5872 6062 (61m by 63m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC56SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	TONGUE

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