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MHG66402 - House and byre - South Screapadal

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An irregularly shaped sub-rectangular building measuring 9.2m x 3.2m,

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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 10; House & Byre. A sub-rectangular building measuring 12.2m x 3m lying east to west. The building is situated on a steeply sloping area and slopes from the west gable down to its eastern end. The walls are of dry stone construction and have an inner and outer skin. The walls measure 0.8m wide and 0.8m high and are in a rather poor condition with a great deal of tumble. The building is divided into two compartments. The west end or upper part which is the house is constructed on a raised platform and measures 7.4m x 3m. There is an entrance through to the byre. The east end or lower part is the byre and this measures 4.5m x 3m. There is one entrance 0.9m wide situated in the south wall, which leads into the byre. There is a drain measuring 0.35m wide and Im running from the byre through the east gable. <1>

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

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Grid reference	Centred NG 5816 4422 (10m by 13m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG54SE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	PORTREE

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