Monument record 1973 - LEANISH, BARRA

NL79NW 2 7020 9875

S13: A complex of three banks forming part of two enclosed areas. The earthen bank B 1.6m wide extends across the headland, whilst banks A and C flank the E side of a shallow but soggy gully. The enclosed areas show signs of previous lazy-bedding.
NMRS MS/595/7, 2

5.Leanish
Site Type:Complex of three walls/banks
The walls /banks enclose a cultivation patch. A is 25 m earth bank with stone facing on the west side and was apparently added to B to enclose further land adjacent to the sea. B is an earth bank 30 m long and 1.6 m wide which joins C at a right angle. C is a natural rock ledge with additional built stone forming a wall 31 m long with two entrance ways, 1 m and 2.5 m wide.
Branigan and Grattan 1998, 22.

Also in Branigan and Foster 2000, 20

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.