Monument record 9302 - B60 BORVE VALLEY

Summary

D-shaped hut built against relict bank.

Location

Grid reference NF 67154 00650 (point)
Map sheet NF60SE
Island Barra
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

B60 (NF671006) Circular structure, 3 m diam., of stone and turf, abutting relict field boundary on the north, entrance on south. Excavated, to be published in SEARCH volume 6. Excavations revealed a D-shaped hut built against an already relict bank, probably in the later 17th century AD.
Branigan and Foster 2000, 30

[NB 6 fig. grid ref. only, so inaccurate. CSB 19/4/01].


Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster, 2000, From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles ..., 30 (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. 30.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Apr 24 2001 12:00AM

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