North Uist, Vaccasay
Fishery (Period Unassigned), Magazine (17th Century), Salt Store (17th Century)
Site Name North Uist, Vaccasay
Classification Fishery (Period Unassigned), Magazine (17th Century), Salt Store (17th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Vacksay; Bhacasaigh
Canmore ID 10449
Site Number NF97SE 7
NGR NF 9767 7453
NGR Description Location uncertain
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/10449
- Council Western Isles
- Parish North Uist
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
NF97SE 7 c. 97 74
The foundations of a house built by the English 'for a magazine to keep their casks, salt, etc' for a fishery in the time of Charles I, was still to be seen (c.1695) on the island of Vacksay (Vaccasay) in Loch Maddy.
M Martin 1934.
This building could not be located. No further information.
Visited by OS (E G C) 4 July 1965.
Note (27 June 2011)
A member of the public has reported that an L-shaped arrangement of buildings can be seen on digital aerial photographic imagery (GoogleMaps) on the east coast of Bhacasaigh. The location at which these structures can be seen is at NF 97917 74595. Additional structures may lie to the north-east of this location.
Information from RCAHMS (SC) 27 June 2011
