Monument record 751 - DRIMORE, SOUTH UIST
Summary
Excavation of Viking Age farmstead
Location
| Grid reference | NF 75640 40960 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF74SE |
| Island | South Uist |
| Parish | SOUTH UIST, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NF74SE 5 7564 4096.
(NF 7564 4096) A sub-rectangular Viking House. 50ft by 20ft was excavated for the Ministry of Works at Drimore, South Uist. It was defined by a single course of boulders and contained a long central hearth. Finds included a decorated bone comb, steatite spindle whorls and vessels, and pins and other objects of bone and ivory.
A Maclaren 1956, Informatiom from MoPBW to OS.
No trace of the house remains except for part of the NW angle, defined by a line of small stones at the west end of the elongated hollow, left by the excavation.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (J T T) 19 May 1965.
A MacLaren, 1974, Glasgow Archaeol J, 9-18 (Bibliographic reference). SWE4839.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE4839 Bibliographic reference: A MacLaren. 1974. Glasgow Archaeol J. 3. 9-18. 9-18.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
