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MHG66382 - Kiln - North Screapadal, Raasay

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A well-defined kiln with the bowl in good condition though covered in grass, moss and turf.

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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 22; A well-defined kiln with the bowl in good condition though covered in grass, moss and turf has a bowl 2m in diameter and 2m deep. The line of the flue mns northwards for some 0.5m from the bowl, into a sub-rectangular area 2.8m north to south and 3.0rn east to west heavily obscured by tumble, but with an opening on the north side. The kiln is noteworthy in two respects at least;
1) It is built into a locally steep part of the slope in strong contrast to the other kiln, Feature 18, which is built in a relatively flat place.
2) The bowl structure still shows some of the original coping stones, one of which is clean of moss etc and which is clearly a worked stone, though the craftsmanship is only moderately good. In comparing Features 18 and 22, it is also perhaps worth noting that both are close to quite large cultivated areas. <1>

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

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Grid reference	Centred NG 5806 4447 (10m by 11m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG54SE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	PORTREE

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