MHG66168 - Enclosure - Caisteal Bharraich
Summary
A curved section of heather-covered turf-bank..
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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.
At the south of the tower-house on a grassed plateau below a vertical, c 15 m high crag, is a curved section of heather-covered turf-bank. This bank is 1 m wide and 0.3 m high and would appear to form an enclosure using the crag as one side. This encloses an area 11.5 m out from the crag by about 7 m across. The S side of this feature is truncated by a modern fence and gate. There are two breaches through the bank, one of which may be the original entrance whilst the other seems to be a sheep-track. <1>
Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 19/8/26)
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5809 5669 (17m by 17m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC55NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
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