Monument record MHG4354 - Tigh Bhralie, Rhum
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4182 0154 (246m by 278m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG40SW |
| Old County | ARGYLL |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
Incomplete standing structure on backshore in open woodland, on steep hillslopes with NE aspect, with an altitude of 0-20m OD.
SMR card.
NG40SW 5 centred on 418 016
The settlement of Tigh Bhralie comprises three buildings and two pens. The best-preserved building (7.8m by 3.3 m internally) stands to wall-head height and has two window-openings (one blocked, the other partly blocked) in its E wall, one on each side of a central doorway. A subrectangular building (4.2m by 2m internally) stands immediately adjacent to it, and 90m to the S there are the remains of the third building (6.4m by 2.8m internally).
Visited by RCAHMS May 1983
Two unroofed buildings are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire, Islands of Rum, Sanday etc., 1879, sheet lxi). Three unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1975).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 6 December 1996
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2674 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1983. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Rhum, Lochaber District, Highland Region. . 13, No.47.
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Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
