MHG29538 - Shelter - Tairbeart
Summary
A well preserved shelter or pen of drystone construction built under the cliff face.
Type and Period (1)
- SHELTER (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 M. Wildgoose at Coille an Torran, Raasay in 1999.
Site 14: Constructed under an overhanging cliff face immediately to the east of the shore path to Fladday is a beautifully constructed dry-stone shelter. The shelter measures 2.0m long by 1.5m wide and is almost 2.0m high. The interior consists of a single, dry, rock ledge that runs the full length of the shelter. A wild rose guards the entrance. <1>
Raasay Survey 2000. Site 421: Lying beside the east side of the path from Torran to Fladda is a well preserved shelter or pen of drystone construction built under the cliff face. It measures 1.50m by lm internally and stands to a height of almost 2m. In the interior a ledge formed naturally from the rock face runs the full length of the shelter. <2>
Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 7/7/25)
Sources/Archives (2)
- <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 14.
- <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 41.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5918 4971 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG54NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
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