Monument record MHG54137 - Farmstead, Leitir Fura Township

Summary

A pair of buildings, aligned NW to SE, probably representing a longhouse and byre.

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Grid reference Centred NG 7299 1586 (12m by 21m)
Map sheet NG71NW
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Operational Area ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER
Civil Parish SLEAT

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Full Description

A pair of well preserved, stone-built loonghouses, lying on NW to SE alignments. Part of the township of Leitir Fura. Initially surveyed in 1996, they were subsequently resurveyed during re-evaluation of the condition of the site after 10 years of public access.

Interpreted as a longhouse and byre. <1>-<3>

Recorded during the original survey of Leitir Fura in 1996. <4>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wildgoose M. 01/2010. Leitir Fura, Kinloch, Isle of Skye: A Clearance Settlement Managed for Public Display - A Re-evaluation after 10 years of Public Access. Archaeological and Ancient Landscape Survey. Digital. Site LF.2010.13A & 13B.
  • <2> Collection/Project Archive: Wildgoose M. 01/2010. Leitir Fura, Kinloch, Isle of Skye: A Clearance Settlement Managed for Public Display - A Re-evaluation after 10 years of Public Access (Project Archive). Archaeological and Ancient Landscape Survey. Digital. Site LF.2010.13A & 13B.
  • <3> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wildgoose, M. 05/2007. A Rapid Walk-through Survey of An Area of Conifer Woodland at Kinloch, Sleat, Isle of Skye. Unaffiliated. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 9.
  • <4> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wildgoose, M and Kozikowski, G. 1996. Leitir Fura: A survey of the visible remains and the related relic landscape. Dualchas Museums' Service. Digital. Site 13A & 13B.

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Record last edited

Dec 2 2010 3:01PM

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