Monument record 13877 - Dusary, North Uist
Summary
Location
Grid reference | NF 76661 67188 (point) |
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Map sheet | NF76NE |
Island | North Uist |
Parish | NORTH UIST, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NF76660 67185
Stone built fishtrap across tidal inlet, within about 13m of pole 97, continuing towards the south as a faint dyke amd westwards above shore, and also as stone walling running to north along the shore to the causeway. The shoreward stone wall turns through a righ tangle at NF76690 67233 and continues as a stone and turf dyke to NF 76726 67234. It joing up with the dyke across the road,… It has a steep face to the east, and a breach at NF 76713 67232 is caused by vehicle access. The fishtrap does not appear on the 1881 map, but part of the associated stone boundary wall does.
Knott, 2001 10-11
Carol Knott, 2001, Clachan-a-Luib to Balranalt, North Uist: an archaeological survey carried out for Scottish & Southern Electricity PLC (Unpublished document). SWE41113.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE41113 Unpublished document: Carol Knott. 2001. Clachan-a-Luib to Balranalt, North Uist: an archaeological survey carried out for Scottish & Southern Electricity PLC.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 30 2007 4:29PM