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North Uist, Loch Scadavay
Island Dwelling (Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name North Uist, Loch Scadavay
Classification Island Dwelling (Medieval)(Possible)
Canmore ID 10226
Site Number NF86NW 20
NGR NF 8380 6844
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/10226
- Council Western Isles
- Parish North Uist
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
NF86NW 20 8380 6844.
At the W end of Loch Scadavay is an oval island some 60m long surrounded by a ruined drystone wall about 1m high and 5m wide with up to 5 entrances for boats. Along part of the walling larger stones are set on edge to form the outside face. The loch has a sluice so that its present level is nearly 1m below its natural level, thus exposing the walling and drying out the old shoreline above it. A pile of stones and a semi-circular hollow are also exposed. No structures were visible under the thick peat and dense undergrowth on the island.
G R Curtis and M R Ponting 1986.
Field Visit (29 July 1915)
Dun, Loch Scadavay.
In the most westerly arm of Loch Scadavay there are two islets distinguishable from the usual heather-covered islands of the district by their luxuriant covering of green. The western island, which lies in the centre of the loch about 400 yards from the west end, has been fortified by a stone wall built round the margin. It has been visited by Dr Beveridge (North Uist, p159), who says that locally it is said to have been approached by a causeway, a statement that could not be verified. The island, which is long and narrow with steep sides and a flattish top, measuring about 8 yards across, and 15 feet in height, has been walled all round its scanty margin close to the water’s edge. The wall is 5 feet thick, and is pierced by three boat entrances, two on the northern side (one evidently leading to a small boat harbour) and the other on the south, all showing a very uniform width of about 56 inches.
RCAHMS 1928, visited 29 July 1915.
