Monument record MHG48263 - Burn Of Swartigill
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 31631 45541 (20m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND34NW |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
NMRS Report: (16/06/2006 11:51:24)
ND34NW 55 ND 31631 45542
This dam is situated on the Burn of Swartigill, some 750m WSW of where the burn is crossed by the minor public road that runs from Thrumster to Tannach. On its upstream (SW) side the dam comprises a vertical face of mortared quarried blocks and slabs of stone measuring about 6.7m in length by 1m in height. The wall-head is protected by a mortar capping, and against the NE face of the dam there is a shallow stone-faced embankment about 0.5m in height. The dam survives only on the NW side of the burn, but it probably originally extended another 6m SE to a vertical rock-face on the opposite side of the burn.
(YARROWS04 521)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, IF) 27 July 2004.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 271472.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2009 3:19PM
