Monument record 10052 - VS59 South Vatersay
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred NL 64840 94367 (72m by 70m) |
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Map sheet | NL69SW |
Island | Vatersay |
Parish | BARRA, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
VS59 (NL648943) Heavily ruined and embedded remains of oblong building, 6.5 x 4 m, walls 0.75 m wide, with a narrow door (0.75 m) in east-facing wall. Small blackhouse.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 52
This structure appears to be part of a small farmstead. It is located in an elevated position on the end of a small ridge of outcropping rock and is within a south facing, sloping field system of lazybeds, bounded to the north by a stone and turf dyke.
KM 21/02/2023
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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Record last edited
Jun 27 2024 3:27PM