Monument record MWE157558 - Rudha Bhuailt
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred NF 7929 1894 (46m by 27m) |
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Map sheet | NF71NE |
Island | South Uist |
Parish | SOUTH UIST, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Earthen dyke running east-west for 20 m, across the southern side of the Rubha Bhuailt peninsula. The dyke is 1.2 m wide, and flat-topped, with sides angled at approximately 30 degrees from the horizontal. To the south of the dyke, the ground slopes down to the shore. The dyke is possibly a field boundary.
Uist Archaeology 09/2009
A linear feature visible on the 1965 aerial photograph, running E/W on the southern area of Rudha Bhuailt. The 2009 surveyrecorded the featureas 20m long & 1.2m wide. The 2011 survey identified the turf covered, stone filled boundary dyke.
Headland Archaeology Ltd 2011
Uist Archaeology Ltd, 2009, Lochboisdale Development (Unpublished document). SWE41383.
Headland Archaeology Ltd, 2011, Port of Entry Regeneration Project, Lochboisdale. South Uist. (Unpublished document). SWE41382.
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Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 23 2025 11:56AM