Archaeology Notes

Event ID 860196

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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A farmstead comprising one unroofed, six roofed buildings, one of which is a long building of approximately 50m, and one enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire, Island of Tiree etc 1881, sheet lxiv). One unroofed, one partially roofed, three roofed buildings, two enclosures and a sheepfold are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1976).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 19 August 1998

NL 94410 44505 An archaeological evaluation comprising level 2 building recording and machine excavated trial trenching was undertaken on 15 June 2007. A typical Tiree terraced sequence comprising four boulder/dry stone structures and a small shed were photographed and a scaled plan produced. Trial trenching around the buildings revealed no significant historical or archaeological features, although over 1m of interbedded midden and windblown sand was recorded from within the adjoining stackyard.

Archive deposited with RCAHMS.

Funder: Mr A MacDonald.

Clare Ellis, 2007.