Site Event/Activity record EHG405 - Caithness Coastal Survey 1980-82
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2208 4639 (37161m by 60971m) |
| Map sheet | ND24NW |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Technique(s)
Organisation
University of Durham
Date
May 80-May 82
Description
A survey of the archaeology along the Caithness coast was commissioned by the Scottish Development Department (Ancient Monuments Branch) and took place over three seasons, commencing in May 1980. The survey started at Easter Head, Dunnet and terminated in 1982 at the Caithness/Sutherland border near Ousdale, approximately 100km further around the coast. The inland extent was dictated by the line of the A836 John O'Groats to Thurso road in the north, and by the A9 in the east. The total area covered by the survey was approximately 122 sq km.
The survey method consisted of extended walking by two pairs of surveyors between April and May each year. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG1958 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Batey, C E. 1984. Caithness Coastal Survey 1980-82: Dunnet Head to Ousdale. University of Durham, Department of Archaeology. 30/01/1984. Digital (scanned as PDF).
Related Monuments/Buildings (20)
- MHG1176 Broch, Latheronwheel Bridge (Monument)
- MHG13588 Burial cairn with cist, Latheronwheel (Monument)
- MHG52919 Cairnfield, Latheronwheel (Monument)
- MHG52921 Cairnfield, Latheronwheel (Monument)
- MHG13587 Cairns, Latheronwheel (Monument)
- MHG417 Castle Sinclair Girnigoe (Monument)
- MHG703 Chambered cairn, Knockinnon (Monument)
- MHG1245 Chambered Cairn, Latheronwheel House (Monument)
- MHG1162 Chambered Long Cairn, Latheronwheel (Monument)
- MHG52915 Enclosure, Latheronwheel (Monument)
- MHG55058 Field clearance heap, Latheronwheel (Monument)
- MHG1183 Field clearance, Latheronwheel (Monument)
- MHG13589 Hut Circle, Latheronwheel (Monument)
- MHG52916 Mounds, Latheronwheel (Monument)
- MHG1161 Multi-period Settlement And Landuse, Latheronwheel (Landscape)
- MHG52917 Possible farmstead, Latheronwheel (Monument)
- MHG52920 Possible structure, Latheronwheel (Monument)
- MHG39569 Probable field clearance, Latheronwheel (Monument)
- MHG1184 Remains of lighthouse, Latheronwheel (Monument)
- MHG52918 Stone setting, Latheronwheel (Monument)
Record last edited
Mar 20 2015 2:10PM