MHG17765 - Longhouse - Raasay Forest, Raasay
Summary
The degraded remains of a longhouse.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Longhouse: recorded during May 1993 ahead of felling mature trees. Full details are lodged with Dualchas, Skye and Lochaish Museums Service.
Sponsor: Forest Enterprise.
Dualchas 1994b.
An Archaeological Survey of the townships of North & South Screapadal, with a survey of the surrounding area, on Raasay was undertaken by ACFA in 1997.
Feature 12; Longhouse . Well hidden at the foot of an east-facing cliff, some 30m west of the forest track to Brochel and about 250m from the north end of the track lie the degraded remains of a longhouse. The walls are collapsed to less than 0.5m high, heavily covered in moss. The building measures 8.8m by 2.7m on a north south axis and there appears to be an entrance in the east wall, to the south of the half way point..The end walls are square with rounded corners. <1>
Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid reference. (7/10/26)
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG292 Text/Publication/Article: Dualchas. 1994. 'Brochel Forest, Raasay (Portree parish): pre-felling survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1994, p.41. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 41. 41.
- <1> SHG21107 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Macdonald, J. & Wood, J. S.. 1998. An Archaeological Survey of the townships of North & South Screapadal, with a survey of the surrounding area, on Raasay, Skye and Lochalsh District, Highland Region. Association of Certificated Field Archaeologists (ACFA). 30/01/1998. Digital. Feature 12.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5829 4595 (30m by 30m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG54NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/87852 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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