Monument record MHG53104 - Loch Borralie North-west
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Location
Grid reference | NC 3818 6742 (point) (Approximate) |
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Map sheet | NC36NE |
Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
a) Small cairn, 1.2 m in diameter and c 0.4 m high, 27 m to SW of (b).
b) 2 roughly parallel stony banks, both running ENE/WSW to top edge of steep slope. N one is 9 m long, S one is 8 m long and arcs to WSW upslope - possibly creating a funnel.
c) Small cairn, 1.2 m in diameter, 3.5 m to WSW of banks. Under turf and bracken with stone visible in fabric
d) Tumbled stone at base of slope - runs 8 m downslope and 4 m NE/SW, with concentration of rubble at N end. - NC 3819 6740
e) Area of rig on terrace to N of features (a) - (d), centred NC 3822 6749. Overall extent is 75 m NE/SW. Visible as lines of bracken in turf. Rigs running ESE/WNW.
On gently sloping terrace under turf and bracken, above scarp leading down to lochside. Overlooks Loch Borralie to E.
Remains of field system, with possible walls for funneling stock
Recommendations: Control bracken. <1><2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG24622 Dataset/Database File: Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD). 2003. Site gazetteer: Loch Borralie, Kyle of Durness. Site 97.
- <2> SHG24621 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Lelong, O and MacGregor, G. 2003. Loch Borralie, Kyle of Durness: Project 950. Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD). Digital. Site 97.
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Record last edited
Feb 10 2010 10:24AM