MHG66594 - Shieling hut - Balachuirn to lnbhire, Raasay , Raasay
Summary
A building standing over 1.2m and measuring 3.9m north-south x 33m east-west externally.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
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.
Balachuirn to lnbhire
Feature 7a. Shieling hut.About 70m north of feature 6 and in the same relationship to the bog known as the "wet yellow-grass place", the features are sheltered from the south by a belt of birch.
A) The substantial remains of a building standing over 1.2m and measuring 3.9m north-south x 33m east-west externally. The south end has rounded comers, and the north end are squared. The doorway in the west wall still has a lintel over it There is clear evidence of rebuild on a D-shaped earlier building extending to the north. This has also had squared comers in the north wall, and the rebuild does not sit squarely on the earlier foundations. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2023 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 7a.
- <2> SHG29455 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2023. Getmapping aerial photography 2023. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5599 4036 (5m by 5m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG54SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
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