Monument record MWE150332 - Arnish Moor

These features comprised of the remains of a turf built structure identified during the watching brief and a sub-rounded stone built structure, identifed through excavation.
The archaeological excavation was required as a watching brief had identified a possible archaeological feature. This structure was identified on a small, flat headland which on the northeast and southeast edge was bounded by cliffs down to the sea and on the northwest and southwest by very sleep sloping hills.
The turf built feature (Area 1), was possibly a temporary shelter created for fishing, a possible metal and wooden fishing weight were recoved from it. Adjacent to this, Area 2 contained a sub-rounded stone built structure, identified features comprised of two internal postholes and an external fire pit. The stratagraphic sequence suggested that this structure may have burnt down. Finds recovered included a piece of hand woven fabric, lithics and also some later intrusive finds from the moderm era. The function and date of the stone built structure could not be determined. Post- ex analysis may refine the use and chronology of this site.
Leonie Teufel - AOC - August 2022

AOC Archaeology Group, 2022, Stornoway Deep Water Port Link Road Excavation. (Unpublished document). SWE41310.