Kearvaig
Kiln (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Kearvaig
Classification Kiln (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Cearbhag
Canmore ID 71082
Site Number NC27SE 5
NGR NC 2914 7262
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/71082
- Council Highland
- Parish Durness
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC27SE 5 2914 7262
See also NS27SE 13.
NC 291 726. Oval hut, 6m by 3m.
T C Welsh 1972.
NC 2914 7262. Bow-shaped structure measuring 5m by 1.5m within a wall of earthfast boulders, standing to 0.7m on average; the wall, where best preserved, has a breadth of 1m. It is probably contemporary with the nearby farmstead of Kearvaig, abandoned in recent times.
Visited by OS (JM) 23 April 1980.
The grid reference is amended to 29094 73067. There are no changes to the site (figure 8).
Lieu 2000, 4.
NC 29142 72623. The oval hut remains in much the same condition as previous surveys. The only item to change is a correct 8-figure grid reference.
Street 2001, 12.
Field Visit (23 April 1980)
NC 2914 7262. Bow-shaped structure measuring 5m by 1.5m within a wall of earthfast boulders, standing to 0.7m on average; the wall, where best preserved, has a breadth of 1m. It is probably contemporary with the nearby farmstead of Kearvaig, abandoned in recent times.
Visited by OS (JM) 23 April 1980.
Field Visit (2008)
NC27SE 5 2914 7262
See also NS27SE 13.
Originally classified as a structure, this kiln is described as part of the farmstead NC27SE 13.
Visited by RCAHMS (AL, IP) 7 August 2008.
