Littleferry
Tile(S)
Site Name Littleferry
Classification Tile(S)
Canmore ID 300373
Site Number NH89NW 51
NGR NH 80579 95755
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/300373
- Council Highland
- Parish Golspie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Watching Brief (23 June 2006)
NH 80579 95755 Topsoil stripping on 23 June 2006 revealed a surface of fragments of roofing slate over part of the site. They varied in size but there were no complete slates and none with holes drilled for pegs. Three different types of slate may be represented, a coarse Balachulish-type slate, a smooth thin slate blue grey to green in colour and a purple smooth slate known as Spanish slate. Removal of the slate fragments revealed a surface which appeared to consist of small fragments of lime or shell mortar. Fragments of brick and coal were also present, although not in significant quantities. There is no cartographic evidence or local knowledge of a slaters yard at this location, but it is just N of Littleferry pier where materials such as imported slates are likely to have been landed.
Report: HCAU
Funder: Heartland Home Services Ltd, West Clyne, Brora, Sutherland
Catherine Dagg, 2008