MHG66545 - Terraced houses - Inver (Inbhire), Raasay
Summary
A range of buildings located "round the corner'' at the foot of the cliffs facing the mouth of the Allt a'Bhraghad
Type and Period (3)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A township comprising nine unroofed buildings, one of which is a long building, an enclosure and a length of wall is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1879, sheet xxx). Six unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1988).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 4 November 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.
Inver Part 2. A range of buildings located "round the corner'' at the foot of the cliffs facing the mouth of the Allt a'Bhraghad;
Feature 8. Structure. The most northerly is a rectangular drystone building, of poor construction, with an irregular plan but averaging 5.1 m by 2 m. The entrance which has collapsed was in the centre of the east wall. The east comers are rounded on the outside.
Feature 9. Structure. The 2nd structure is a compartment 5 m by 3 m. The west side is represented by a scoop in the ground at the foot of the cliff and the east side by a curving bank with little stone visible. No entrance can be seen. This feature has the appearance of a robbed outbuilding once like the one above.
Feature 10. Structure. The 3rd structure is the best built and the best preserved. It measures 5 m by 2.4 m internally and has square comers. There is an entrance on the north east side at the north comer. A. lambing pen measuring 2 m externally, has been built in the north west comer. The east wall is battered.
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 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. . Features 8-10.
- <2> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5507 4221 (12m by 23m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG54SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
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