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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

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Reay
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Caithness
  • Former County Caithness

Activities

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

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