Monument record MHG11803 - Midden, 200yds W of Muckle Ferry, Evelix Cottage
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7280 8699 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH78NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
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NH78NW 20 7280 8700
Midden, exposed in section of low cliff c200 yards W of landing place at Muckle Ferry, Sutherland, contained shells, split bones and teeth showing action of fire and remains of deer, ox, horse, pig and goat or sheep as well as flakes & knife or scraper of sandstone.
(Muckle Ferry presumably means Meikle Ferry (cf Jamieson) in which case midden lies c NH 727 871)
J Jamieson 1818; S Laing 1870 <1><2>
NH 7280 8700. Exposed on an eroded cliff of sand and shingle for a distance of 5m are two bands of midden material, respectively 4.5m and 5.5m above HWM, upper band 1.5m from cliff top. Each layer is about 0.1m thick, sandwiched between bands of dark sandy soil. The upper midden comprises cockle and mussel shells and some traces of charcoal; lower level contains cockle, mussel and limpet shells, and one piece of unidentifiable bone.
Visited by OS (N K B) 5 December 1980
Desk assessment area.
J Wordsworth, SSSIs, Scottish Natural Heritage, 1993
Add ANIMAL REMAINS, FLINT FLAKES, FLINT KNIFE or SCRAPER as finds.
Nothing visible during field survey. May have eroded away. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG2364 Text/Publication/Volume: Jamieson, J. 1818. An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language: in which the words are explained in their different senses authorised by the names of thee writers by whom they are used ... and deduced from their originals.
- <2> SHG1321 Text/Publication/Article: Laing, S. 1870. 'On the age of the burgs or "Brochs", and some other pre-historic remains of Orkney and Caithness', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 7 1866-8, p.56-79. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 56-79. 77-8.
- <3> SHG24912 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Sneddon, D, Gheorghiou, D, Hansom, J and Sherarer, I. 03/2010. East Sutherland Coastal Zone Assessment survey: Data Structure Report. Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD). 12/9/10. Digital. Site 58.
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Record last edited
Sep 17 2010 3:21PM
