Monument record 1499 - EARSARY, BARRA

Summary

Turf-walled house

Location

Grid reference NF 71000 00380 (point)
Map sheet NF70SW
Island Barra
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

NF70SW 9 7100 0038

L3: Turf-built house, 8.7 x 5.7m, with stone-framed doorway at one end of long side, facing the sea 20m to S.
NMRS MS/595/7, 3

88. Rubha Liath (L3)
Site Type: blackhouse?
Turf-walled oblong structure, 8.7 x 5.7 m, with door towards east end of south wall. The only structural stonework in the building is framing the doorway. No trace of internal partition.
Branigan and Grattan 1998, 21

Also in Branigan and Foster 2000, 17.


William Bald, 1805, Map of Harris (Cartographic materials). SWE41213.

Keith Branigan & John Grattan, 1998, Coastal Assessment Survey Barra and Vatersay (Bibliographic reference). SWE41024.

Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster, 2000, From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles ... (Bibliographic reference). SWE41033.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Keith Branigan & John Grattan. 1998. Coastal Assessment Survey Barra and Vatersay. 1 & 2.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster. 2000. From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles .... SEARCH vol 5.
  • --- Cartographic materials: William Bald. 1805. Map of Harris. Digital.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jan 18 2019 5:43PM

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