Monument record MHG53127 - Balnakeil Bay South
Summary
No summary available.
Location
Grid reference | NC 3800 6871 (point) (Approximate) |
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Map sheet | NC36NE |
Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
Civil Parish | DURNESS |
Map
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> SHG24622 Dataset/Database File: Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD). 2003. Site gazetteer: Loch Borralie, Kyle of Durness. Site 145.
- <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 145.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Feb 10 2010 10:24AM