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MHG66384 - Barn/pen/store - North Screapadal, Raasay

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A sub rectangular grass covered area demarcated by a semi continuous turf and stone bank which may have been a barn, animal pen or store.

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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 25; Sited on the top of a large turf covered clearance mound, this feature is a sub rectangular grass covered area demarcated by a semi continuous turf and stone bank. It lies on a north east to south west axis measuring 6m by 3m. The banks are typically 1m in wide and up to 0.5m high. The bank is low on the south west side and absent in the centre of the south east and north west sides. On the north east side the bank is continuous and on the outer side slopes down sharply at about 30 degrees towards the main trackway below. This minimal structure may have been a barn, animal pen or store. <1>

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

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Grid reference	Centred NG 5810 4447 (13m by 12m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG54SE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	PORTREE

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