Monument record 9888 - G87 Greian

Summary

Blackhouse and byre

Location

Grid reference NF 67142 04151 (point)
Map sheet NF60SE
Island Barra
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

G87 (NF671041) Oblong building, 12.9 x 6.1 m, door near centre of south wall, with possible short interior wall to left of door. There is a small open-ended annexe (?shed) on the east end. To the west is a second building, 9.2 x 5.7 m, with a door in the north-east corner. The two buildings are joined together by loosely built walls, forming a pen between them. Blackhouse and byre.

Brannigan and Foster 2000, 41


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

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Feb 18 2003 11:51AM

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