Monument record 6050 - Calanais

Surrounding Land Status code - B Recommended Action - Survey, Monitor

Master record for prehisoric stone dykes, fragmentary remains of which are visible in the intertidal areas of the tidal islets of Bratanais Beag and Bratanais Mor. Many of these may relate to Neolithic and Bronze Age field systems, that are now buried beneath peat on land. Relative sea level rise of 3-4m since the Neolithic has submerged low-lying land and the dykes can be traced in the foreshore and intertidal zone. There may be further settlement remains of these periods in the intertidal zones, but thick seaweed coverage and a generally rocky and boulder-strewn foreshore makes features extremely difficult to identify. Possible prehistoric features on the Bratanais islands are: 14166; 14168; 14171; 14172; 14176; 14181; 14182; 14183
The SCAPE Trust 07/2021

Burgess, Christopher & Church, Michael, 1997, Coastal Erosion Assessment, Lewis. A Report for Historic Scotland (Bibliographic reference). SWE41000.