Monument record 2016 - BY33, RUBHA GHRALISH, BERNERAY
Summary
Well-embedded hut circle or roundhouse
Location
| Grid reference | NL 56170 79570 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NL57NE |
| Island | Berneray, Barra |
| Parish | BARRA, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
NL57NE 8 5617 7957
BY33. Well-embedded hut circle of single stones: 4m diameter and doorway to W.
P Foster 1992; NMRS, MS/595/7.
BY33: roundhouse. slope to south cliff. half-circle, 4m in diam., single cell of set stones, many upright. Ring-wall is only a single stone thickness, less substantial than should be expected for a roundhouse. This site therefore could be no more than a shelter.
Branigan & Foster 2000, 135
P Foster, 1992a, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 88 (Bibliographic reference). SWE25420.
Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster, 2000, From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles ... (Bibliographic reference). SWE41033.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
