Monument record 8209 - Balla

EF 32:
This blackhouse forms part of the settlement of Balla.
No impact descriptions are given by Babtie Group.
(Babtie Group, 1999)

E 284:
This small house measures 5.7 x 3.8 metres, its walls are just 20 - 70 cm high and mostly collapsed/ robbed, and partly covered with turf. A probable doorway is visible on the north-western wall. The house is situated on a plateau overlooking the part of the coastline and the lower lands. The vegetation around the house is short and long grass.
Interpretation: This house is very small and probably was rather used as a barn, but there is no blackhouse visible in the immediate vicinity to which it could have belonged! Its bad condition suggests an early date, probably Medieval.

(Eriskay Survey, Tessa Engelbrecht)

Babtie Group, 1999, Ceann a Gharaidh Ferry Terminal (Eriskay): Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SWE41019.