Barra, Earsary
Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Barra, Earsary
Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Earsairidh, Ersary
Canmore ID 126124
Site Number NL79NW 7
NGR NL 702 998
NGR Description centred on NL 702 998
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Western Isles
- Parish Barra
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
Note
A township comprising forty-three roofed, one partially roofed, three unroofed buildings, several enclosures and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Hebrides, Barra etc. 1880, sheet lxv). Twenty-eight roofed, thirteen unroofed buildings and several enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 6 June 1997
