MHG66230 - Landing point - Sletell
Summary
This slipway uses a channel at the east of the cobble-beach and loose stones have been pushed to one side to create a launching area 3.5 m wide and 50-55 m long at low tide.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Sletell (name verified): a settlement of three crofts with associated enclosures and cultivation enclosed within a head-dyke, which was deserted "about 30 years ago" according to local sources. This is presumably a post-Clearance settlement though this could not be verified locally.
Visited by OS (NKB) 25 August 1978.
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.
In the small bay at the NW of the settlement is a W-E running area of the intertidal zone that has been cleared of rocks and beach-rubble to facilitate the launching and landing of small vessels, presumably at high tide. This slipway uses a channel at the east of the cobble-beach and loose stones have been pushed to one side to create a launching area 3.5 m wide and 50-55 m long at low tide. This should be surveyed in conjunction with the rest of the settlement. Some of the displaced stones have been moved around by wave and storm action. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2009 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG21099 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Brady, K. & Morris, C.D.. 1997. North Sutherland Survey: Coastal Zone Assessment Kyle of Durness to Torrisdale Bay. Glasgow University (GUARD). 30/01/1998. . p.234 Site 11.
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 6296 6328 (95m by 44m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC66SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
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