Tiree, Ceann A' Mhara
Building (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Tiree, Ceann A' Mhara
Classification Building (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 21484
Site Number NL94SW 9
NGR NL 936 404
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/21484
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Tiree
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NL94SW 9 936 404.
The possible site of an 'ancient dwelling' with a very large stone in the centre, lies on meadow ground above the shore SE of Kenavara (Ceann a' Mhara: NL 936 404) (Kenvar: NL 945 411 {OS 6"map, Argyllshire, 1st ed., (1878)}) and near the path to Temple Patrick (NL94SW 2).
E Beveridge 1903.
Nothing of archaeological interest was found in the area of grassed-over sand dunes between Kenvar and St Patrick's Chapel.
Visited by OS (D W R) 26 June 1972.
Field Visit (October 2021)
NL 93522 40867–NL 94180 40771 The field survey by ACFA on Kenavara (Ceann a’ Mhara) began in 2016 and is ongoing. To date 36 features have been recorded including Dùn nan Gall: a sheep fank; small huts; kelp kilns; kelp draining/drying walls; a multi- period mound; and possible grave. (DES Volume 17, 42–43; DES Volume 18, 62–64). The fieldwork from 2016, including Kenavara, has been published (Black, E. and MacInnes, D. [eds.]. 2018. Tiree, Interim Report 2016. ACFA Occasional Paper 142).
From October 2021 to October 2022, a number of small huts were recorded mainly on the high ground on Kenavara. It is thought that some of these are the remains of herds’ huts given that in the past there was a considerable number of cattle grazing on the peninsula
Kenavara Site 2: Circular Hut
NL 93606 40350 This hut, displays different characteristics from the usual form. This 4.0m diameter sub-circular feature has an entrance on its eastern arc. Opposite, there is a 0.7m high upright stone. This, coupled with the stony perimeter, as opposed to the normal turf footings of other huts, could suggest that the feature pre-dates the others.
Archive: WOSAS, NRHE, and An Iodhlan, Tiree (intended)
Dugald MacInnes – Association of Certificated Archaeologists (ACFA)
(Source: DES Volume 23)
