Monument record 8990 - K5 KIESSIMUL

Summary

Blackhouse

Location

Grid reference NL 68118 98877 (point)
Map sheet NL69NE
Island Barra
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

K5 (NL681988) Well-embedded thick-walled oblong building 11.2 x 8.6 m, 0.95 m door off centre in east wall. Against the inside face of the west wall, equidistant from the corners, is a rectangular structure 1.7 x 1 m (internal) with walls about 0.5 m wide. This appears to be as well-embedded as the rest of the main structure. Alater semicircular shelter or pen of stone blocks is built against it. Blackhouse with built bed-box?
Branigan and Foster 2000, 23

[NB 6 fig. grid ref. only, so inaccurate. CSB 3/4/01].


Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster, 2000, From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles ..., 23 (Bibliographic reference). SWE41033.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster. 2000. From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles .... SEARCH vol 5. 23.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Apr 3 2001 12:00AM

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