Monument record MHG53127 - Balnakeil Bay South

Summary

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Location

Grid reference NC 3800 6871 (point) (Approximate)
Map sheet NC36NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish DURNESS

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Length of meandering walling, composed of angular boulders, some orthostatic, running broadly E/W along contour for 28 m, turning S at E end to run for 9 m. Another arcing line of boulders set on bedrock runs N/S along what would have been W edge of enclosure for c 4 m.
On gently sloping ground above cliffs, at foot of long, N-facing slope overlooking Balnakeil Bay. In thin, patchy turf and exposed bedrock.
Fragment of field wall or enclosure.
Recommendations: Survey along with sites 143 and 144. <1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Dataset/Database File: Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD). 2003. Site gazetteer: Loch Borralie, Kyle of Durness. Site 145.
  • <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 145.

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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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