MHG29524 - Pen - Tairbeart
Summary
An egg shaped stone pen.
Type and Period (1)
- PEN (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
An archaeological walkover survey of a single, distinct area of proposed planting of natural woodland regeneration was carried by Martin Wildgoose at Coille an Torran, Raasay in 1999.
Site 4: Tucked into the south-east side of a small outcrop, at the head of Am Feadam, is an egg shaped stone pen that measures 2.5m by 2.0m over walls 0.8m thick. The walls still stand to a maximum of 1.1m high. A narrow entrance faces to the east, across the slope. <1>
Raasay Survey 2000. Facing south, Feature 27 lies on the east side of a col facing into the Inner Sound of Raasay, tucked into a small outcrop. Roughly triangular in shape the dry-stone sheep pen walls measure 1.9m, 1.3m and the north side 2.3m in length. Utilising a large natural boulder the highest wall stands to 1.3m in the south. The possible entrance faces east. <2>
NGR adjusted based on 2009 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG21321 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wildgoose M. 1999. Coille An Torran, Isle of Raasay: Planting and Woodland Regeneration Proposal. Martin Wildgoose. 30/10/1999. Digital. Site 4.
- <2> SHG21399 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Macdonald, J. & Wood, J. S. (eds). 2000. A survey of the townships of Arnish and Torran and the surrounding area on Raasay, Portree Parish, Skye and Lochalsh District, Highland Region. Association of Certificated Field Archaeologists (ACFA). 30/01/2000. Paper and Digital. Site 27.
- <3> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 6005 4815 (11m by 11m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG64NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (2)
External Links (1)
- https://www.acfabaseline.info/047-arnish-and-torran-raasay (View report on the ACFA website)
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