Monument record 2480 - SCALPAY, HARRIS

Summary

Centred on NG 215 965, township with school shown on 1st ed. OS map 1882

Location

Grid reference NG 21500 96500 (point)
Map sheet NG29NW
Island Scalpay
Parish HARRIS, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

NG29NW 9 centred on 215 965

A township comprising one hundred and four roofed buildings, one of which is annotated as a School, eighteen unroofed buildings, several enclosures, some field walls and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Island of Harris 1882, sheet xiv). Within the head-dyke are two detatched areas: Ardteaginish (NG 230 951) and Kennavay (NG 223 949).
One hundred and ninety-seven roofed, fourteen partially roofed, thirty-five unroofed buildings, several enclosures, some field walls and parts of a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 26 February 1997

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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