MHG6610 - Souterrain - Suisnish, Raasay
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- SOUTERRAIN (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG53SE 9 5555 3485
Lying on an E-facing slope amongst the ruinous structures of Suishnish at about 30m OD are the ruinous remains of a small souterrain. The collapsed entrance faces E and opens onto a small hollow conatining a burn. A shallow sink 5m W of the entrance may indicate the line of the passage.
Visited by M Nicolson, March 1991.
R Miket et al 1991; NMRS MS/530.
Add to bibliography:
Miket, Roger 2002. 'The Souterrains of Skye' in Beverley Ballin Smith and Iain Banks (eds). In the Show of the Brochs: The Iron Age in Scotland.
ACFA Survey: Occasional Report no. 80, 2005.
Wildgoose, Martin and Birch, Steven 2008. 'An archaeological assessment of Suisnish Souterrain, Isle of Raasay', Archaeological and Ancient Landscape Report no. 186. <1>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG12352 Image/Photograph(s): Souterrain, Raasay.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG1581 Text/Publication/Article: Miket, R {et al.}. 1991. 'Survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1991, p.43-5, 46. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 43-5, 46. 44.
- <1> SHG25668 Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2012. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Broadford. Yes. Digital. Site 41.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5555 3485 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG53SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/80406 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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