MHG29539 - Pen - Tairbeart
Summary
This sub-circular pen measures 1.1m in overall diameter.
Type and Period (1)
- PEN (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
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Full Description
An archaeological walkover survey of a single, distinct area of proposed planting of natural woodland regeneration was carried by M. Wildgoose at Coille an Torran, Raasay in 1999.
Site 18: Tucked under the north-east side of a low rock outcrop, about 70.0m to the north-west of the Torran to Umachan path and overlooked by the imposing bulk of Meall Dearg, is a ruinous pen. This sub-circular pen measures 1.1m in overall diameter over walls that have tumbled into ruin. There is no entrance. <1>
Raasay Survey 2000. Site 42: About 70m west of the Torran-Umachan track, and overlooked by Meall Dearg, is a very degraded stone-built pen situated under the northeast side of a low rock outcrop. The pen is sub-circular in plan and has an external diameter of 1.10m. The walls are very degraded and no entrance can be discerned. <2>
Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 7/7/25)
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG21321 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wildgoose M. 1999. Coille An Torran, Isle of Raasay: Planting and Woodland Regeneration Proposal. Martin Wildgoose. 30/10/1999. Digital. Site 18.
- <2> SHG21399 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Macdonald, J. & Wood, J. S. (eds). 2000. A survey of the townships of Arnish and Torran and the surrounding area on Raasay, Portree Parish, Skye and Lochalsh District, Highland Region. Association of Certificated Field Archaeologists (ACFA). 30/01/2000. Paper and Digital. Site 42.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5944 4961 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG54NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
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