MHG66259 - Building - Clasheddy
Summary
A stone-and-mortar building, which measures 13 m (along the shore) by 7 m.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A township comprising twelve roofed and two unroofed buildings is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet viii). The township is shown as seven roofed and five unroofed buildings on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1964).
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 9 August 1995.
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.
(a) A stone-and-mortar building, which measures 13 m (along the shore) by 7 m with walls that survive to their original height of up to 2.5 m. The west half of this building is still in use as a storage-space and has a corrugated-iron roof. The NE quarter of this building is eroding where the cobble storm-beach is being thrown up against it. <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.251 Site 20.
- <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 6615 6374 (16m by 16m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC66SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
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