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MHG66260 - Wall and structure - Clasheddy

Summary

A roughly right-angled stretch of turf-and-stone walling and within the area enclosed by these walls, at the NW corner, is a small rectangular feature.

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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.

On a raised-beach facing Neave or Coomb Island is a roughly right-angled stretch of turf-and-stone walling which measures 14 m NNE-SSW by 14 m NW-SE. The NNE-SSW leg of this walling finishes at the edge of the cobble storm-beach at the NNE end. Within the area enclosed by these walls, at the NW corner, is a small rectangular feature measuring 3 m by 2 in which may be the totally ruinous remains of a structure. There are several other humps in the turfed area enclosed which may represent the remnants of associated features. The line of the NW-SE leg is interrupted at a turfed outcrop at the NW end, before continuing for up to 45 m at the far side before turning inland for 10 m. There is a small clearance-cairn at this junction. This site is being eroded by drainage and general weathering. <1>

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

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Grid reference	Centred NC 6646 6374 (17m by 17m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC66SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	TONGUE

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