Monument record MHG53117 - Loch Borralie North-west

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Grid reference NC 3850 6790 (point) (Approximate)
Map sheet NC36NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish DURNESS

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A turf-covered dyke running for several hundred metres in a NNE/SSW direction. Stone is evident in its fabric Stands up to 0.8 m high in best preserved sections and is about 1.4 m wide. Other sections are much reduced.
NNE end: NC 3851 6798
Near the centre: NC 3850 6790
SSW end: NC 3855 6766
Crossing a deep bowl surrounded by 40 m contour and then continuing SSW down into Hakon's Bowl and to NW edge of Loch Borralie.
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Recommendations: None. <1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Dataset/Database File: Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD). 2003. Site gazetteer: Loch Borralie, Kyle of Durness. Site 110.
  • <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 110.

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Record last edited

Feb 10 2010 10:24AM

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