MHG66262 - Dyke - Aird Torrisdale
Summary
A N-S orientated fragmentary dry-stone dyke which runs down-slope for 27 m and terminates at the cliff-edge.
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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 the top of a cliff overlooking a small bay is a N-S orientated fragmentary dry-stone dyke which runs down-slope for 27 m and terminates at the cliff-edge. This dyke is up to 2 m wide and extremely tumbled and has sections missing at the cliff-end where natural drainage flows through and has dislodged much of the fabric. <1>
Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 2/9/26)
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 6789 6317 (22m by 22m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC66SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
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