Monument record MHG31862 - Peat Cuttings - Cnoc a' Ghrianain

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 8348 1232 (20m by 20m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC81SW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish CLYNE

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Full Description

Peat Cuttings.
NW corner of old peat cuttings cut into a short heather and grass-covered, 6 degrees W-sloping, flat moorland hillside. From here, the N edge of the cuttings trend 096 degrees uphill towards 283569 912320, with a few right-angled northerly steps, then turns N for 2m and W for 13m, enclosing a 2m wide baulk strip, before bearing N for 12m, E for 16m, S for 8m and finally E to the rounded NE corner at 283698 912311. From here, the E, uphill edge trends contour-parallel to the SE corner at 283687 912256, turning downhill for over 100m, with a couple of southerly right-angled steps, to the SW corner, which is 24m on a bearing 188 degrees from the NW corner. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Lindsay N. 2003. Report on Walk-Over Archaeological Survey: Proposed Windfarm Access Route, Gordonbush, Sutherland. Unaffiliated. 03/03/2003. Paper (Copy). p.24, Feature 075.

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Record last edited

May 20 2014 11:09AM

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