Monument record MHG12869 - Souterrain, Brae Tongue
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5899 5700 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC55NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
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Full Description
NC55NE 6 59 57.
A previously opened souterrain, which lay in a field on the right of the road between Tongue House (NC55NE 4) and Kirkiboll (NC 591 567), was re-opened for examination by Horsburgh in 1867. It was about 25ft long, 2.5ft broad at the entrance and 4ft wide at the inner end where it terminated in a circle. The sides were dry-built of small stones and it was roofed with flat slabs.
J Horsburgh 1870.
The souterrain was not found during field investigation.
Visited by OS (JLD) 25 April 1960
No change to previous field report. There is no local knowledge of this site. Visited by OS (JB) 15 September 1977
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1182 Text/Publication/Article: Horsburgh, J. 1870. 'Notes of cromlechs, duns, hut-circles, chambered cairns, and other remains, in the County of Sutherland', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 7, 1866-8, pp 271-9. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 276.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
