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MHG66407 - Store - South Screapadal

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A sub-rectangular building lying northwest southeast is narrower at its western end and measures 4.5m x 2.4m.

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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 14; Store. A sub-rectangular building lying northwest southeast is narrower at its western end and measures 4.5m x 2.4m. The walls are of turf and stone construction 0.2m high and 0.8m wide. There is an entrance 0.8m wide in the west wall. Adjoining this feature at its north end is another feature whicp·measures 4.4m x 3.3m. The walls are of turf and stone consttuction one course high and 0.8m wide. There is a possible entrance 0.7m wide at the north end. Both features slope down from south to north. <1>

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

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Grid reference	Centred NG 5813 4426 (13m by 12m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG54SE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	PORTREE

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