Skye, Allt Na Beiste
Cultivation Remains (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Settlement (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skye, Allt Na Beiste
Classification Cultivation Remains (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Settlement (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 134370
Site Number NG61SE 33
NGR NG 6844 1166
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/134370
- Council Highland
- Parish Sleat
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG61SE 33 6844 1166
A farmstead and associated cultivation remains, situated on two low rocky knolls rising out of very poorly drained flat ground, were recorded during a pre-afforestation survey of 73ha of land on the S side of Camascross (NG61SE 28) by Headland Archaeology, 12 March 1998 (NMRS MS 899/76, no.4). The farmstead comprises two buildings. The larger building is a substantial rectangular structure measuring 11.5m by 4.5m with turf- and stone-built walls standing up to 0.7m in height and an entrance in the SW. The second building, which lies adjacent, measures 7m by 3.5m with stone and turf walls up to 0.4m in height. There is an entrance in the NW and a partial internal division towards the W end.
The cultivation generally runs down the slope and therefore radiates out from the centre of the knolls. The ridges range from 3m up to 6m in width and some sets are noticeably asymmetric in cross section, tilted to give the ridge a southerly aspect. A short stretch of turf bank beside the burn may form part of an enclosure for this area of cultivation. A second shorter section of bank is also present upstream to the W.
S Carter and M Dalland (Headland Archaeology) 12 March 1998; NMRS MS 899/76 no.4. Sponsor: Historic Scotland.
