Monument record MHG12040 - Kyle of Durness

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 3637 6663 (20m by 20m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC36NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish DURNESS

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NC36NE 8 3637 6663.

(NC 3635 6664) Brough (NR) (Remains of)
OS 6"map, Sutherland, 2nd ed., (1908)

No trace remains. Info from Dr CS Sandeman, Durness, 2 March 1959.

A natural pinnacle of rock. No evidence of structure on top.
Visited by OS (W D J) 7 April 1960.

The rock stack is a natural imitation of a broch. The summit is in the form of a hollow fringed along the cliff edge by a bank containing rubble stones up to 0.9m high, but more generally 0.3m to 0.4m high, except on the S side where a natural pinnacle rises some 4.0m from the base of the hollow. It is uncertain whether this bank of rubble is artificial as the whole summit area is obscured by deep heather. No wall faces can be seen in the cliff edge and no entrance is apparent. If the bank is man-made then this may be the remains of a stack dun or eremitic site.
Visited by OS (J B) 30 April 1980.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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