Monument record MHG53109 - Loch Borralie North-west

Summary

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Location

Grid reference NC 3819 6774 (point) (Approximate)
Map sheet NC36NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish DURNESS

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

a) Linear stony feature, 6.3 m NNE/SSW; a line of much tumbled walling very similar in character to site 100.

b) 9 m E of (a) is another line of tumbled walling aligned N/S, 5 m long.

c) Immediately to E of (a) is a circular feature (could be a cairn, could be a structure - too much sand overburden to be sure). Diameter of 3.5 m

Almost all the stone in (a)-(c) is basal quartzite.
Within deflated gully.
Field boundaries and possible cairn, linked to field system represented by sites 95, 98, 99, 100, 104.
Recommendations: Monitor and survey. <1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Dataset/Database File: Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD). 2003. Site gazetteer: Loch Borralie, Kyle of Durness. Site 102.
  • <2> 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 102.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Feb 10 2010 10:24AM

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