Pricing Change
New pricing for orders of material from this site will come into place shortly. Charges for supply of digital images, digitisation on demand, prints and licensing will be altered.
Balachuirn, Raasay
Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Balachuirn, Raasay
Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 119634
Site Number NG54SE 38
NGR NG 555 407
NGR Description Centred on NG 555 407
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/119634
- Council Highland
- Parish Portree
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG54SE 38 centred on 555 407
A township comprising thirteen roofed, three unroofed buildings, four enclosures, some field walls and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1879, sheet xxx). There are three rectilinear plots at the S end of the township which indicates the partial allocation of crofts.
Ten roofed buildings, one of which has an attached enclosure, ten unroofed buildings, four other enclosures, some field walls and the fragmentary remains of a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1988).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 31 October 1996
The survey of Balachuirn, Balmeanach, Brae, Inbhire (Inver on OS 1:10,000 map) and the surrounding area was carried out by ACFA in April 1996 as part of a continuing programme of recording the physical remains of human activity on the island of Raasay.
NG 5548 4068 House/barn 8 x 5m.
NG 5549 4070 House/barn 13 x 6m.
NG 5547 4073 House/barn 9 x 5m.
NG 5546 4073 Bi-cameral structure 16m.
NG 5547 4076 Field bank and wall.
NG 5546 4076 House 11 x 5m.
NG 5542 4085 House 14 x 7m.
NG 5553 4074 House 8 x 5m.
NG 5551 4076 Scoop 3 x 6m.
NG 5551 4074 Cleft in rock face.
NG 5550 4094 Stone alignment.
NG 5555 4092 House 5 x 4m.
NG 5570 4076 House 8 x 5m.
NG 5574 4067 House 8 x 4.5m.
NG 5584 4027 Shepherd?s shelter 2 x 1m.
NG 5581 4034 Hut circle 8m diameter.
NG 5603 4025 Shepherd?s shelter 4 x 2m.
NG 5606 4035 Shieling 8 x 4.5m.
NG 5603 4034 Shieling 3.9 x 3.3m.
NG 5603 4041 Shepherd?s shelter 4.5 x 1.8m.
NG 5593 4016 Sheep pen 8 x 4m.
NG 554 410 Enclosure and lazy beds.
NG 5528 4063 Enclosure 70 x 50m.
NG 551 407 Settlement/farmstead.
NG 5515 4060 House 4 x 3m.
NG 5519 4070 Shieling/hut circle 5m diameter.
NG 5517 4068 Shieling 5 x 4m.
NG 5512 4069 Enclosure 6.5 x 6m.
NG 5573 4098 Enclosure 54 x 25m.
NG 5573 4107 Stone circle 5.2m diameter
Sponsors: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Glasgow Archaeological Society.
J Macdonald and J Scott Wood 1996
