MHG66540 - Cultivation remains - Balmeananch
Summary
This area has all the signs of old cultivation showing at the edges of the most recently improved ground.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
What may be a township comprising two roofed and two unroofed buildings, one of which is attached to an enclosure and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1879, sheet xxx). Four roofed, one partially roofed and three unroofed buildings, some field walls and the fragmentary remains of a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1988).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 31 October 1996
The survey of Balachuirn, Balmeanach, Brae, Inbhire (Inver on OS 1:10,000 map) and the surrounding area was carried out by ACFA in April 1996 as part of a continuing programme of recording the physical remains of human activity on the island of Raasay.
Feature 14. Rigs. An area showing some wide drainage features or rig lies to the south west of the outcrop. At the bottom of the slope there is a flat area of ground bounded by the modem fence on the east, woodland on the north, a fence along the top of the cliff on the west and another fence on the south. This area has all the signs of old cultivation showing at the edges of the most recently improved ground which is bracken free pasture. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2010 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG229 Text/Publication/Article: Macdonald and Scott Wood, J and J. 1996. 'Balachuirn, Balmeanach and Inbhire, Raasay (Portree parish), township and general survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1996, p.72-73. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 72-73. 72-73.
- <1> SHG21315 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wood, J.S. & Macdonald, J.. 1996. An Archaeological Survey of four townships at Balachuirn, Balmeanach, Inbhre & Brae on Raasay, Skye and Lochalsh District, Highland Region. Association of Certificated Field Archaeologists (ACFA). 30/11/1996. . Feature 14.
- <2> SHG27785 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2010. Getmapping aerial photography 2010. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5593 4116 (230m by 402m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG54SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/119636 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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