MHG66195 - Culvert - Kyle of Tongue (E)
Summary
A mortared-stone culvert which allows a burn to flow to the Kyle without flooding the road.
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.
At the north of Ard Thunga is a mortared-stone culvert which allows a burn to flow to the Kyle without flooding the road. This consists of four courses of stone supporting two courses of slabs which create the span and carry the road. This is part of the sea-wall and could relate to an earlier, pre-tarmacadam phase of the road. Root action has cracked the lower slab of the span, which may lead to this feature collapsing.<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.213 Site 59.
- <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 5904 5869 (26m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC55NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
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