Monument record MWE149961 - Quidinish

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Blackhouse

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Grid reference NG 0959 8696 (point)
Map sheet NG08NE
Island Harris
Parish HARRIS, Western Isles

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Large blackhouse incorparated into natural rock outcrop. Extensive lazy beds surround this building and potentially predate it, additionally a boundary dyke directly to the west appaers to also post date the lazy beds. These pionts are worth following up with a site visit.
William Balds Map of Harris (1805) shows a settlement around this small bay. The 1st ed 6" OS map (1878) shows a large unroofed building at this location with numerous other small unroofed buildings in the general area.
This site has the potential to give greater insight into the pre-crofting arrangement of land in this area.

K.Murphy (Archaeologist CnES) 17/07/2019


Archas Cultural Heritage, 2020, 3 Quidinish Data Structure Report (Unpublished document). SWE41293.

Archas Cultural Heritage, 2022, 5A Quidinish Data Structure Report (Unpublished document). SWE41292.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Archas Cultural Heritage. 2022. 5A Quidinish Data Structure Report.
  • --- Unpublished document: Archas Cultural Heritage. 2020. 3 Quidinish Data Structure Report.

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Record last edited

Apr 26 2022 10:57AM

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