MHG66118 - Clearance cairns - Melness
Summary
Two separate clearance-heaps.
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.
Situated on a medium-angled grassy slope at the back of a rocky beach and beyond the field-dyke are two separate clearance-heaps. Both are c 2.5 m long and 1.5 m high and are piled on top of natural outcrops at the back of the beach below the fields. There is no evidence for any form of erosion at present , but these cairns sit at the back of the beach close to the HW1v1 so are therefore in danger of erosion.<1>
Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 14/8/26)
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5814 6026 (20m by 19m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC56SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
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