Monument record 8610 - Cornaig Bay, Barra

Summary

Tidal fish trap

Location

Grid reference NL 63196 96807 (point)
Map sheet NL69NW
Island Barra
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

52. Cornaig Bay (VN154)
A curving stone wall, 1.5m wide, barely structured, running across the end of Cornaig Bay (PL.6B)
Brannigan & Grattan 1998, 42

VN154 (NL632969 - 632967) Curving stone wall, 1.5 m wide, barely structured, running across the head of Cornaig Bay. Tidal fish trap.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 48


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)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Keith Branigan & John Grattan. 1998. Coastal Assessment Survey Barra and Vatersay. 1 & 2.
  • --- 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

Feb 22 2023 5:05PM

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