Monument record 6884 - Bagh an Acaire, North Uist
Summary
Location
Grid reference | NF 76354 74874 (point) |
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Map sheet | NF77SE |
Island | North Uist |
Parish | NORTH UIST, Western Isles |
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Full Description
rectilinear structure with rounded angles, oriented N-S, measuring 14m by 6m over double-faced boulder walls, c. 1m wide by up to 1m high; entrance lies 1.5m from S end of E wall; W wall unstable and collapsing, S and N walls have collapsed; interior featureless apart from stone foundation enclosing area c. 2m across at the NE angle. Immediately east of this building an E-facing scarped platform can be traced for c. 8m on a NW-SE alignment, with a SW return at its S end. This feature could be either the remains of an earlier structure or part of a foundation platform for the upstanding structure. A distinct hollow immedaitely east of the platform may be a drain or tank.
Dunwell 1998
Andrew Dunwell, 1998, Vallay Strand Project 1995-7 (Unpublished document). SWE41015.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE41015 Unpublished document: Andrew Dunwell. 1998. Vallay Strand Project 1995-7.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 2 2000 12:00AM