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MHG66265 - Dyke - Torrisdale Bay

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Two lengths of turf-and-stone dyke at either side of a small burn.

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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.

Immediately to the NE of the improved farmland of Torrisdale, on steeply-sloping ground between the modern fence-line and where the cliffs shear off near-vertically to the beach below, are two lengths of turf-and-stone dyke at either side of a small burn. These dykes are roughly constructed with only some 2-3 couses of stone visible through the turf. The dyke to the W of the burn is the more substantial and runs down-slope for 15 m and stands 0.8 m high. The dyke on the E bank of the burn is more ephemeral and may actually have been created naturally by the cutting of the burn-course. Both linear features are overgrown with turf, heather and bracken. <1>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 2/9/26)

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Grid reference	Centred NC 6820 6225 (9m by 9m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC66SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	TONGUE

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