Building record 2547 - KYLES FLODDA, BENBECULA

Summary

Farmstead shown on 1st ed OS map, 1880

Location

Grid reference NF 82670 55440 (point)
Map sheet NF85NW
Island Benbecula
Parish SOUTH UIST, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

NF85NW 19 8267 5544

A farmstead comprising one roofed, one unroofed building, an enclosure and a field is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Hebrides, North & South Uist etc. 1880, sheet xliv). Two roofed buildings and an enclosure are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1972).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 6 May 1997

a restored post-medieval thatched cottage, was clearly inhabited. It measured approximatley10m x 6m with a chimney at either end, and aligned north to south with a door in the east wall.
Fyles 2006, 8


Chris Fyles, SUAT Ltd, 2006, Archaeological Walkover Survey, AIRD, Benbecula (Unpublished document). SWE41084.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Chris Fyles, SUAT Ltd. 2006. Archaeological Walkover Survey, AIRD, Benbecula.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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