MHG66176 - Dyke/possible landing place - Kyle of Tongue (E)
Summary
This may be a landing-place but is not well-appointed as the area around consists of sand-flats at low-tide.
Type and Period (2)
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.
On a shingle-beach, in a cove below Dunvarich Lodge, are the remnants of what appears to be a simple dry-stone dyke (though in an unusual location). This dyke runs NW-SE across a shingle beach between the HWM and the LWM and is 13 m long. The dyke consists of one course of large boulders (0.6 m across) with a small heap of rubble at the east end. This may be a landing-place but is not well-appointed as the area around consists of sand-flats at low-tide and the construction is too low for use at high-tide. The line of the boulders is being disturbed by tidal action. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2023 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.203 Site 41.
- <2> SHG29455 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2023. Getmapping aerial photography 2023.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5875 5732 (11m by 5m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC55NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
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