Monument record MHG39010 - Head Dyke, Strathan
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 0870 2090 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC02SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ASSYNT |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
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Full Description
Centred on 087 209
A township comprising twenty-five roofed and twelve unroofed buildings, one of which is an angled, four compartment, long building, a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet lxix). Fourteen roofed and twenty-three unroofed buildings, a head-dyke and some field walls are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 8 September 1995
Site recorded during a survey of the intertidal zone and coast edge (50m from the mean high tide mark) between Rivers Ullapool and Culag. Further details can be found in a report submitted to Historic Scotland.
NC 083 213 Rectangular building, peat cuttings (NC 02 SE 18).
Sponsors: Historic Scotland, Glasgow University Archaeology Department.
A Long 1996
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1782 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Long, A. 1996. Ullapool to Lochinver (Lochbroom; Assynt parishes), coastal assessment survey. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. Digital (scanned as PDF). 69-72.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 7 2015 10:58AM
