Monument record 2005 - GLEANN MOR, SANDRAY
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NL 64780 90570 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NL69SW |
| Island | Sandray |
| Parish | BARRA, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NL69NE 28 6478 9057
SY45: rectangular boulder-built house 6m square, grassed over.
NMRS MS 595/6, 11
SY45 (NL64789057) Complex of blackhouse and enclosure.
Location: Edge of coastal dyke on Allt nam Brodach stream on blown snad soils covering old stomr beach.
Description: Isolated subrectangular blackhouse with enclosure.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 71
SY45a (NL64789057) Blackhouse.
Location: As above.
Description: Single cell square, 6 x 6 m, blackhouse with no entrance or internal divisions visible.
Note: Shieling?
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 71
SY45b (NL64789057) Enclosure.
Location: As above.
Description: Subrectangular, 20 x 10 m, enclosure to north of house.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 71
Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster, 2000, From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles ... (Bibliographic reference). SWE41033.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE41033 Bibliographic reference: Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster. 2000. From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles .... SEARCH vol 5.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
