MHG17768 - Enclosure - Raasay Forest, Raasay
Summary
A well preserved, sub-circular enclosure with a maximum diameter of 11m.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Enclosure: recorded during May 1993 ahead of felling mature trees. Full details are lodged with Dualchas, Skye and Lochaish Museums Service.
Sponsor: Forest Enterprise.
Dualchas 1994b.
An Archaeological Survey of the townships of North & South Screapadal, with a survey of the surrounding area, on Raasay was undertaken by ACFA in 1997.
A well preserved, sub-circular enclosure with a maximum diameter of 11m lies abutting the firebreak on a natural raised outcrop. The wall is irregularly built reaching a width of 1.5m in places and a standing height of 1.3m. There is no apparent entrance. At the north west arc is a small pen, which looks as though it may have been built tied into the original enclosure. It measures 2.5m by 0.8m with an entrance at the north end. Martin Wildgoose suggested this feature may have been the kale yard for feature 16 which is some 100m to the west, however the presence of the elliptical pen suggests a stock enclosure with a lambing pen attached.
Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid reference. (9/10/26)
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG292 Text/Publication/Article: Dualchas. 1994. 'Brochel Forest, Raasay (Portree parish): pre-felling survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1994, p.41. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 41. 41.
- <1> SHG21107 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Macdonald, J. & Wood, J. S.. 1998. An Archaeological Survey of the townships of North & South Screapadal, with a survey of the surrounding area, on Raasay, Skye and Lochalsh District, Highland Region. Association of Certificated Field Archaeologists (ACFA). 30/01/1998. Digital. Feature 15. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5795 4560 (18m by 18m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG54NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/87855 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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