Monument record 1442 - RUBHA NA CARRAIGEAN, VATERSAY
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NL 62200 95900 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NL69NW |
| Island | Vatersay |
| Parish | BARRA, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NL69NW 6 622 959
On a site associated with the Bishopric of the Isles, I A Crawford located a large mound of black earth and tumbled stone which revealed much pottery, some decorated with an applied wavy fillet.
I A Crawford 1965; D M Wilson and D G Hurst 1967
VN98 (NL622959) A high, steep-sided grassed mound 15 x 12 m with embedded stone blocks in many areas and heaps of stones, probably distrubed/robbed for wall building but unused. We believe a mound of this size, 3-4 m high, must cover a very substantial structure, possibly an Iron Age 'broch', although a mediaeval structure is also possible.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 46
I A Crawford, 1965d, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 22 (Bibliographic reference). SWE33330.
D M and D G Wilson and Hurst, 1966, Medieval Archaeol, 186 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12468.
Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster, 2000, From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles ... (Bibliographic reference). SWE41033.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SWE12468 Bibliographic reference: D M and D G Wilson and Hurst. 1966. Medieval Archaeol. 10. 168-219. 186.
- --- SWE33330 Bibliographic reference: I A Crawford. 1965d. Discovery and Excavation, Scotland. 22. 22.
- --- SWE41033 Bibliographic reference: Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster. 2000. From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles .... SEARCH vol 5.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
