MHG66172 - Dyke - Kirkiboll
Summary
A dry-stone dyke standing up to seven courses (0.95 m) high.
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.
Along the east bank of a river flowing into the Kyle below Kirkiboll is a dry-stone dyke standing up to seven courses (0.95 m) high. Sections of this dyke have been reduced to 0.45 m and other sections replaced with modern fences. There are several other dykes running down the slope at right-angles to this one and all are on the OS 1:10 560 map (1962). This is a Post-Improvement agricultural landscape generally in good condition, except at the edge of the Kyle, where much of the dyke is missing and seaweed can clearly be seen in the breaches. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 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.202 Site 37.
- <2> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5857 5699 (414m by 617m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC55NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
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