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MHG66222 - Dyke - Tongue Bay (E)

Summary

A dry-stone dyke which stands to 1 m high at the top of the hill but becomes increasingly tumbled to as little as 0.3 m (two courses) as it continues down the slope to the cliff.

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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 steep craggy, grassed slope is a dry-stone dyke which stands to 1 m high at the top of the hill but becomes increasingly tumbled to as little as 0.3 m (two courses) as it continues down the slope to the cliff. This dyke has been replaced by a wire-and-post fence which is in poor condition. The NW end of the dyke is eroding over the cliff. <1>

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

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Grid reference	Centred NC 6022 6000 (77m by 43m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC66SW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	TONGUE

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