Monument record 8603 - Heishival Beag, Barra
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NL 64290 95876 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NL69NW |
| Island | Barra |
| Parish | BARRA, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
32: Heishival Beag (VN142)
Thick-walled oblong house, 15 x 6m, with door in centre of SE wall. No internal partition wall.
Brannigan & Grattan 1998, 40
VN142 (NL644948*) A thick-walled house, 15 x 6 m externally, with a door in the middle of the south-east wall facing into Vatersay Bay. No trace of subdivision, and no chimney. Blackhouse.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 47
*This grid reference is a misprint which puts the site in the sea. It has been wrongly rounded from the grid reference in the Coastal Assessment of NL64369584. At six figures this should be NL644958. RCB 18/04/03
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.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SWE41024 Bibliographic reference: Keith Branigan & John Grattan. 1998. Coastal Assessment Survey Barra and Vatersay. 1 & 2.
- --- SWE41033 Bibliographic reference: Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster. 2000. From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles .... SEARCH vol 5.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Nov 13 2000 12:00AM
