MHG66219 - Dyke - Garbh Chnoc

Summary

A section of stone dyke or revetment which is visible for two sections of 15 m and 10m separated by a gap of 3.4 m.

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Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A rapid coastal zone assessment survey was conducted by GUARD in the Autumn of 1997 commissioned by Historic Scotland from the Viking and Early Settlement Archaeological Research Project based at the University of Glasgow.

On a very steep slope , between the base of vertical cliffs and the edge of a boulder-beach, is a very ruinous dyke which stands to 0.4 m high. This is in an area of dense scrub-and-woodland and is somewhat enigmatic, given the gradient it occupies. <1>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 26/8/26)

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NC 5664 5450 (87m by 88m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NC55SE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish TONGUE

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