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Broubster
Boundary Dyke (19th Century)
Site Name Broubster
Classification Boundary Dyke (19th Century)
Canmore ID 314375
Site Number ND05NW 84
NGR ND 03715 59735
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/314375
- Council Highland
- Parish Reay
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
Watching Brief (10 May 2010)
ND 03715 59735 A watching brief was undertaken on 10 May
2010 during groundworks associated with the construction
of a new house, access road and associated services N of
Broubster. A section of the N boundary dyke associated with
the 19th-century village [ND05NW 42] was removed during the construction
of the access road. The dyke consisted of a bank of rubble
field clearance and earth, containing small quantities of mid-
19th-century or later ceramics and glass.
Archive: Highland Council Archaeology Unit
Funder: C W Sutherland