Monument record 8588 - Biruaslum

13 Biruaslum (BM8)
NL61139631
A midden deposit up to 1.5m deep, eroding from the cliff edge at the south-eastern corner of the island. The deposit appears homogeneous/continuous throughout. At a depth of 1.38m in the midden face a decorated bowl rim of neolithic date was found. An undecorated sherd in identical fabric was found at 0.48m, and a third sherd in the same fabric witha small raised by undecorated cordon or lug was found lying in eroded debris at the base of the midden. From the same debris came two further small sherds, two chunks of flint pebbles, and three flakes. The midden appears to be of Neolithic date.
Brannigan & Grattan 1998, 38

BM8 (NL611963)
A midden deposit up to 1.5m deep, eroding from the cliff edge at the south-eastern corner of the island. The deposit appears homogeneous/continuous throughout. At a depth of 1.38m in the midden face a decorated bowl rim of neolithic date was found (Fig. 2.20). An undecorated sherd in identical fabric was found at 0.48m, and a third sherd in the same fabric witha small raised by undecorated cordon or lug was found lying in eroded debris at the base of the midden. From the same debris came two further small sherds, two chunks of flint pebbles, and three flakes. The midden appears to be of Neolithic date.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 49

This site continues to activly erode.
KM (Arch Service CnES) 05/09/2022

Keith Branigan & John Grattan, 1998, Coastal Assessment Survey Barra and Vatersay (Bibliographic reference). SWE41024.

Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster, 2000, From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles ... (Bibliographic reference). SWE41033.