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MHG66277 - Drainage ditch - Torrisdale

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A 68 m long and 0.4 m wide ditch

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This township comprises forty-three roofed buildings and eight unroofed structures as it is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xvii). Twenty-four unroofed buildings, two roofed buildings, and five unroofed structures are depicted on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1964).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 15 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 turf `island' in the intertidal zone at the mouth of the River Borgie is a 68 m long and 0.4 m wide ditch. This ditch runs N-S and was presumably cut for drainage although it is not immediately clear why such an area should be drained. This feature is being scoured away by tidal-action. <1>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 7/9/26)

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Grid reference	Centred NC 6811 6145 (31m by 32m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC66SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	TONGUE

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