Benbecula, Aird
Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Benbecula, Aird
Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Drimhey
Canmore ID 123361
Site Number NF75NE 5
NGR NF 7686 5546
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/123361
- Council Western Isles
- Parish South Uist
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
Field Visit (February 2009 - March 2009)
Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA) was commissioned by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles County Council) to conduct an archaeological assessment of five areas proposed for new coastal protection structures. Walkover surveys were undertaken in February 2009 at Craigston, Barra; Balivanich, Isle of Benbecula; Ludag Road, South Uist; Pol na Crann, Isle of Benbecula and Stoneybridge, South Uist, Western Isles.
This is in order to assess its archaeological significance; evidence for the past human use of the landscape; and the potential impact of the development upon the archaeological resource.
Information from Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA).
Note
A farmstead comprising one roofed, one partially roofed, two unroofed buildings and an enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Hebrides, North & South Uist etc. 1880, sheet xliv). Three roofed buildings and an enclosure are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1990).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 5 May 1997
