Monument record MHG27785 - Inver, Raasay
Summary
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Location
Grid reference | Centred NG 5500 4220 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
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Map sheet | NG54SE |
Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
Civil Parish | PORTREE |
Map
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Full Description
NG54SE 40 centred on 550 422
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.
Inbhire
NG 5503 4224 A row of connected structures along the main shore of Inbhire Bay, just above the high water mark and tucked in under the cliffs. Six structures and a wall.
NG 5507 4222 A range of buildings, 'round the corner' at the foot of the cliffs facing the mouth of the Allt a' Bhraghad. Three structures and a length of wall.
NG 5505 4216 Four structures and an enclosure at a higher level on heather and scrub-covered ground above the cliffs.
NG 5516 4222 One structure lying on the N bank of the Allt a' Bhraghad.
Sponsors: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Glasgow Archaeological Society.
J Macdonald and J Scott Wood 1996
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- 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.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM