Monument record 8760 - SY91 SANDRAY
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NL 63706 92134 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NL69SW |
| Island | Sandray |
| Parish | BARRA, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
SY91 (NL63709213) Complex of three shelters.
Location: Same plateau as SY90.
Description: Circular drystone walled shelter (b) enlarged by L-shaped drystone wall (a) extending from crag forming second shelter of similar internal area. A third circular shelter (c) with banked earthen walls is slightly apart to the west. All with entrances to the south.
Note: Wet hollow covered by heather.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 75
SY91a (NL63709213) Shelter.
Location: As above.
Description: Subrectangular single cell, 3 x 2.5 m, built as additional annexe to shelter (b) by extending an L-shaped drystone wall out from the backing rocky crag against which they are built.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 75
SY91b (NL63709213) Shelter.
Location: As above.
Description: Circular, 2.5 m diam., single drystone cell.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 75
SY91c (NL63709213) Shelter.
Location: As above.
Description: Circular, 2.5 m diam., single cell of earthen walls.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 75
Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster, 2000, From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles ... (Bibliographic reference). SWE41033.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- 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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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Mar 27 2001 12:00AM
