Monument record MHG12028 - Midden, Loch Borralie

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Grid reference Centred NC 3800 6739 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC36NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish DURNESS

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NC36NE 45 3801 6740.

Exposed within a sand dune is a shell midden comprising two small heaps of shells just protruding above the sand. Each heap is about 3 m across and they are 10m apart; scattered shells lie between them. They comprise limpet, mussel and winkle shells; in the SW heap the winkles are clearly heaped together. Close by, small piles of stones in the sand may be field clearance.
Visited by OS (J B) 24 November 1978.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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