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MHG66409 - Possible byre and stackyard - South Screapadal

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A sub-rectangular building measuring 10.Sm x 3.7m lying approximately north to south. Running from the southeast comer of the feature is an oval shaped turf enclosure 12.8m east to west and 17.3m north to south.

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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 16; Possible Byre and enclosure. A sub-rectangular building measuring 10.Sm x 3.7m lying approximately north to south. The walls are of dry stone construction and have an inner and outer skin. They measure 0.8m wide and reach a maximum height of 0.6m. There is a possible entrance 1.7m wide in the east wall. There are no discernible internal features. Running from the southeast comer of the feature is an oval shaped turf enclosure 12.8m east to west and 17.3m north to south. There is an entrance at the north east comer of the house. This is probably a stack yard. <1>

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

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Grid reference	Centred NG 5814 4421 (23m by 20m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG54SE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	PORTREE

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