Monument record 1508 - BAGH SIAR, VATERSAY

Summary

Fishermen's shelters

Location

Grid reference NL 62130 95810 (point)
Map sheet NL69NW
Island Vatersay
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

NL69NW 114 6213 9581

VN96: Four circular huts, each c.3m diameter, and one rectangular hut c.4 x 3.5m, built from large beach cobbles. They appear to be relatively recent fishermen's shelters or stores.
NMRS MS/595/111 p.4

19. Tresivick (VN 96)
four, perhaps, five, small circular huts built of large beach cobbles at the edge of a storm beach. They vary in size from 3m to 4m dia. and two have traces of internal partitions.
Brannigan & Grattan, 38

VN96 (NL621958) Four circular huts, each c. 3 m diameter, and one rectangular hut, c. 4 x 3.5 m, built from large beach cobbles. They appear to be relatively recent fishermen's shelters or stores.

Brannigan and Foster 2000, 46


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.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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