MHG29527 - Pen - Tairbeart
Summary
Marked on the OS map as a sheep shelter.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Site 6b: A well preserved, circular stone pen which measures 8.0m in diameter over walls 1.0m thick and still over 1.0m high. Several small pens are visible amongst the rocks around the pen. A well-preserved entrance faces north. <1>
Raasay Survey 2000: Site 30a: A sub-circular enclosure on a slope facing approximately southwest towards the landward end of Loch Arnish. The entrance, 1.70m wide, is in the northwest quadrant. Internal measurements are 5.80m by 5.60m with walls about 1.0m thick standing to a maximum of just over 1.0m. Two straight sections of wall in an angle to each other cut off possible compartments at the back but no purpose can be determined other than that the ground on the other side of these walls is full of very sharp tumble, probably too large to be cleared out when the rest of the enclosure was built. This large tumble forms part of the wall at the north side of the entrance. <2>
NGR adjusted based on 2009 vertical aerial photographs. <3>
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 6b.
- <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 30a.
- <3> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 6008 4848 (31m by 23m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG64NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
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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