Monument record 1765 - UIDH, VATERSAY

Summary

Shelter

Location

Grid reference NL 65256 95688 (point)
Map sheet NL69NE
Island Vatersay
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

NL69NE 17 6526 9568

Shelter of stone blocks in an arc 1m diameter, set against S face of a 5m high rock face.
NMRS MS 595/11, 6

35: Uidh (VN139)
Semi-circular stone setting, 1m dia, built against 5m high south-facing rock face
Brannigan & Grattan 1998, 40

VN139 (NL653957) Stone setting in an arc, 1 m diam., set against south face of a 5 m high rock face. Shelter type E.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 47


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 (2)

  • --- 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.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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