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MHG66257 - Seawall - Skerry

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A stone-and-mortar seawall located south of the pier and continuing around the bay.

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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.

B) A stone-and-mortar seawall located south of the pier and continuing around the bay, which revets the line of the access-road to the pier. This feature runs for approximately 62 m with the north 13 m being capped with concrete-blocks. The wall is up to seven courses high (1.1 m) and has been faced with smoothed concrete along most of its length. This defensive feature is in reasonable condition and has not collapsed like the walls north of site no 20 below, although it has been repaired in sections.

C) A further sea-defence in the form of loose stone blocks running south and then east from (b), piled up to 1.5 m high and 2-3 m thick, depending on how tumbled any given section is. This runs for 91 m before being replaced by a turf section of coastline at the south of the bay that has been re-inforced with poured concrete. The loose block- revetment continues for 51 m at the east of this. This sea-wall also serves to revet the access road to the pier. This feature appears to have been affected by storm-action and many of the stones have been pulled off-line. It may be that this is an earlier, cruder attempt at building a sea-wall to that noted as (b). <1>

NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NC 6602 6378 (143m by 146m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC66SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	TONGUE

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