MHG66550 - Enclosure - Inver (Inbhire), Raasay
Summary
A sub-rectangular enclosure approximately 14.m x 7 m.
Type and Period (1)
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 3; On a steep heather and birch scrub covered slope, on the west side of the Allt a Bhraghad four structures and an enclosure stand on different levels on small patches of less steep ground. These structures have been exceptionally well built of dry stone walling, with two standing almost to the original height. The construction is of large basal stones chosen to form a good foundation on sloping ground. There is evidence of coursing above these very large boulders. The walls are double skinned with rubble fill and the inner skin is constructed of smaller stones than those outside. They have no windows and all the doors face towards the river.
Feature 13. Enclosure. About 15 m north east from feature 12, across a heather filled hollow, is a sub-rectangular enclosure approximately 14.m x 7 m. The bank is mainly turf and stone with more stone on the south side. There are no features in the heather covered interior and the ground on the east falls sharply into a gully. <1>
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. . Feature 13.
- <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 4218 (23m by 24m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG54SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
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External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/119637 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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