EHG5385 - Excavation - Sangobeg Sands, Sutherland
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Glasgow University (GUARD)
Date
Sept 2000
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Description
Salvage excavation was carried out by Glasgow University (GUARD) in 2000 in dunes at Sangobeg, near Durness in northern Sutherland, on a site discovered during the North Sutherland Coastal Zone Assessment Survey in 1998 (see EHG130). The excavation uncovered the fragmentary remains of probable Norse-period settlement, including stone walling, a hearth and occupation deposits that had been truncated by erosion. Sealed beneath the Norse-period remains was the burial of a child of indeterminate sex, aged between 8–10 years, who had been placed in a flexed position on a bed of quartzite pebbles and covered with a mound of clean sand, capped with larger quartzite stones. <1>
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Location
Location | Sangobeg Sands, Sutherland |
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Grid reference | Centred NC 4278 6631 (53m by 55m) (2 map features) |
Map sheet | NC46NW |
Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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Jul 9 2020 5:29PM