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MHG66401 - House and later lambing pen - South Screapadal

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A sub-rectangular building measuring 8.7m x 4m lying north to south. In the north east comer is a secondary construction 1.3m x 1.6m probably a more modern lambing pen.

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

South Screapadal, separated from North Screapadal by An Leth-allt, comprises some 17 ruined houses.
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

Twelve unroofed buildings are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1881, sheet xxiv). Sixteen unroofed buildings 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 9; House. A sub-rectangular building measuring 8.7m x 4m lying north to south. The walls are of dry stone construction and have an inner and outer skin. The west wall is recessed into the hillside. The walls measure from 0.7m to 0.9m thick and reach a height of 1.4m internally on the east wall and 1.5m on the north gable. Upslope the height of the west wall is 0.Sm. The walls probably stand to their original height, as there is very little tumble. The floor at this point is below ground level. There is one entrance 0.9m wide in the east wall. Situated in the south west corner is a small compartment 1.7m x 1.2m which is possibly original. In the north east comer is a secondary construction 1.3m x 1.6m probably a more modern lambing pen.

Attached to the north gable is a small Feature measuring 4m x 1.5m. The walls are of dry stone double skin construction 0.9m thick and reach a maximum height of 1.2m on the north gable. There is one entrance 0.9m wide on the east wall next to the north east corner of the house. There is a drainage ditch situated outside the east wall. <1>

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

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Grid reference	Centred NG 5816 4424 (10m by 16m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG54SE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	PORTREE

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