Monument record 6898 - Bagh an Acaire, North Uist

Summary

Ruinous black house

Location

Grid reference NF 76604 74754 (point)
Map sheet NF77SE
Island North Uist
Parish NORTH UIST, Western Isles

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Full Description

rectilinear structure, oriented N-S, measuring 9m by 3.5m within walls c. 1m wide by up to 0.7m high; located on sheltered ground between two knolls; interior has two chambers, the northern 3.5m long, the southern 4.5m long and with its floor at a higher level. Little stone is visible within the 0.3m high turf and heather-covered walls, except for the inner face of the northern chamber, which is formed of boulder uprights up to 0.7m high. The northern chamber is entered by a 0.7m wide door on the E at its SE corner, whereas the southern chamber appears to have an independent entry on the S wall at its SE corner. The field remains strongly suggest two phases of use, with the northern half of the original building rebuilt.
Dunwell 1998


Andrew Dunwell, 1998, Vallay Strand Project 1995-7 (Unpublished document). SWE41015.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Andrew Dunwell. 1998.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

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