Monument record 986 - SCALAVAT I, USINISH, SOUTH UIST
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NF 84820 33980 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF83SW |
| Island | South Uist |
| Parish | SOUTH UIST, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF83SW 3 8482 3398.
(NF 8482 3398) Erd House (NR)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)
The earth house at Scalavat, Usinish, described by Thomas in 1867 was in 1915 a shapeless heap of tumbled stones with little to indicate the character of the structure.
RCAHMS 1928; F W L Thomas 1870.
The outward appearance of the earth-house is as described by RCAHMS.
'b' and 'e' of Thomas's plan are discernible through openings in the ground, the latter the only surface indications of the earth house which might well be intact.
Surveyed at 1:10560.
Visited by OS (E G C) 15 May 1965.
F W L Thomas, 1866-8, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 167-8 plan, section (Bibliographic reference). SWE7733.
RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 116, No. 394 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
