Monument record MHG6602 - An Leac, Raasay
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5986 3720 (160m by 160m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG53NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
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Full Description
NG53NE 46 centred on 5983 3732
Situated on a narrow N-S shelf 30m above the sea, on the E coast of Raasay, with steep cliffs inland to the W is an abandoned settlement. Remians consist of four long-houses, and two byres, one, possibly earlier, circular building, 6m in diameter, a stone walled enclosure, and three cleared fields enclosed by earth banks and a small area of rig cultivation. The Fearns to Hallaig track runs through the site.
Visited by J S Wood and S Hothersall 28 March 1991.
R Miket et al 1991; NMRS MS/530
An enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1879, sheet xxxi) and on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1989).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 31 October 1996
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1581 Text/Publication/Article: Miket, R {et al.}. 1991. 'Survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1991, p.43-5, 46. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 43-5, 46. 44.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
