Measured Survey

Date May 2007

Event ID 558091

Category Recording

Type Measured Survey

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NG 4972 4430 A survey of the site of Bile chapel at Torvaig N of Portree was carried out in May 2007. A 1:200 scale plan was drawn of the chapel. The chapel is a small rectangular structure oriented ENE/WSW. It measures 8.2m x 4m internally and the walls are c0.90m thick. The doorway may have been in the W end of the S wall. The interior of the chapel is filled with loose stone which may be tumble from the walls.

Funder: The Hunter Archaeological Trust and the University of Glasgow’s Faculty of Arts Graduate School Research Support Fund.