MHG66388 - Wall - North Screapadal, Raasay
Summary
A stretch of walling 4.3m long, turf covered with stone protruding and is 0.7m thick.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Situated on the rear of the beach and N of the An Leth Allt are the remains of at least five boat nausts and two related structures. The larger and best preserved building (at NG 5817 4450) is stone-built and measures 9m N-S by 4.5m E-W over very broken walls. Between the above building and the sea there are the very badly degraded remains of a second structure. The five boat noosts are all stone-lined "U" shaped depressions measuring 4.5m by 2.0m internally.
Visited by A McNicol and I Marshall, 27 March 1991.
R Miket et al 1991; NMRS MS/530. <1>
Feature 32; Wall remains. About 8.5m to the east of the Feature 31, and almost on the shoreline, is a stretch of walling 4.3m long. It appears turf covered with stone protruding and is 0.7m thick. It is 0.9m high in three to four courses of shoreline boulders. <2>
NGR adjusted based on 2009 vertical aerial photographs. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> 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. 45.
- <2> SHG21107 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Macdonald, J. & Wood, J. S.. 1998. An Archaeological Survey of the townships of North & South Screapadal, with a survey of the surrounding area, on Raasay, Skye and Lochalsh District, Highland Region. Association of Certificated Field Archaeologists (ACFA). 30/01/1998. Digital. Feature 31.
- <3> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5819 4452 (7m by 6m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG54SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (3)
- https://trove.scot/place/11511 (View record on the HES Trove website)
- https://trove.scot/place/115568 (View record on the HES Trove website)
- https://trove.scot/place/80925 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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