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MHG66380 - House/byre - North Screapadal, Raasay

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This building was originally a combined house and byre, with the byre at the north end.

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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 21; This sub rectangular dry stone structure lies on a north to south axis and measures 11.Orn in length, with widths of 3.0m at the north end and 2.7m at the south. The walls, now ruinous with extensive tumble, are 0.9m thick and stand to a maximum height of 1.2m at the north east comer and at the north side of the entrance in the east wall. The south wall is in the best condition, standing to 1.0rn over its full length. The comers are rounded, with a radius internally of about 0.5m. There are two doorways, one near the centre of the east wall, 1.2m wide and a second in the north wall possibly 1.5m wide, but the west jamb is tumbled and indistinct. Just north of the east entrance is the probable line of a dividing wall and the level of the ground to the north of this line is approximately 0.2m lower than that to the south. There is a shallow down slope drainage channel leading from just outside the north doorway. This building was originally a combined house and byre, with the byre at the north end.

A navigation marker now stands in the centre of the structure with four guys. This is the back marker of a pair, the front marker being some distance down slope towards the shore. The navigation marker is a relatively recent addition, but has been inserted without major damage to the pre-existing structure. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2009 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NG 5805 4446 (9m by 15m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG54SE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	PORTREE

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