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MHG66360 - Shieling - North Screapadal, Raasay

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The remains of a shieling, 4.5m by 3.7m on an east west axis, as turf covered banks with some stone appearing.

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Two townships named North and South Screapadal are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1881, sheet xxiv) and on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1988).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 18 October 1996

(NG 581 443) North and South Screapadal: depopulated by 1877.
OS 6"map, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1877)

North Screapadal, a depopulated township, comprises some 17 ruined houses. There are 4 small ruined boat-houses on the seashore.
There are lazy-beds in the area especially upon the higher slopes to the west.
These townships were probably depopulated by Mr Rainy of Edinburgh, who bought the island of Raasay in 1846, sending large numbers of the inhabitants abroad, and to Rona (Information from Miss Nicholson, 'Eilean Tigh', Raasay and from Mr Macleod, shoemaker, Clachan, Raasay).
Visited by OS (A S P) 12 June 1961

Fifteen unroofed buildings and a head-dyke are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1881, sheet xxiv). Nineteen unroofed buildings and a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1988).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 18 October 1996

An Archaeological Survey of the townships of North & South Screapadal, with a survey of the surrounding area, on Raasay was undertaken by ACFA in 1998.

Feature 11; Shieling . High above North Screapadal, 100m to the west, a long natural stony ridge runs almost east to west up the slope giving the appearance of a field bank. On the north side of this an oval mound contains the remains of a shieling, 4.5m by 3.7m on an east west axis, as turf covered banks with some stone appearing. It is divided into two sections, the western one some 2.5m long and the other 1.5m. The banks, 0.8m in width, stand to a height of 0.5m. <1>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 28/9/26)

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Grid reference	Centred NG 5790 4439 (18m by 18m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG54SE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	PORTREE

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