MHG29525 - Pen - Tairbeart
Summary
A square, stone built pen.
Type and Period (1)
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 5: Lying on a south-west facing slope at the head of Am Feadam and just 80.0m to the north of Site 04 is a square, stone built pen. The pen measures 2.0m by 2.0m over walls 0.6m thick and standing to 1.2m high. A well-preserved entrance faces along the slope to the south-east. <1>
Raasay Survey 2000. Site 28: An almost square sheep shelter or small pen measuring 1.70m by 1.90m internally on a southwest-northeast axis with an entrance 0.70m wide facing northwest. The well preserved stone-built walls, 0.60m thick, stand to a height of 1.30m at the highest point externally in the south wall.. <2>
NGR adjusted based on 2023 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 5.
- <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 29.
- <3> SHG29455 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2023. Getmapping aerial photography 2023. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 6008 4821 (5m by 5m) (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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