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Mingulay, Skipisdale
Building (Period Unassigned), Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Mound (Period Unassigned), Roundhouse (Prehistoric)
Site Name Mingulay, Skipisdale
Classification Building (Period Unassigned), Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Mound (Period Unassigned), Roundhouse (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 272212
Site Number NL58SE 120
NGR NL 55621 81705
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/272212
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Barra
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
NL58SE 120 55621 81705
Site previously included in NL58SE 22
This roundhouse, which is overlain by a building, is situated in the middle of a small field on the S side of the burn that runs through the floor of Skipisdale. The roundhouse measures 9.5m in diameter over a wall 0.8m in thickness and 1.2m in height on the W. The SE side of roundhouse is raised up and stands up to 1.2m in height. The interior is choked with stones and large blocks, and the later building overlies its E half. Subrectangular on plan, the building measures 4.8m in length by 3m in breadth over walls up to 0.5m in height. An enclosure attached to the E end measures 4m by 2.6m transversely overall. The roundhouse appears to overlie an earlier mound, at the SE edge of which at least four edge-set boulders can be seen forming a kerb. This site was previously investigated by Branigan and Foster (2000, MY346).
MING03 350
Visited by RCAHMS (AGCH) 27 June 2003
Field Visit (27 June 2003)
This roundhouse, which is overlain by a building, is situated in the middle of a small field on the S side of the burn that runs through the floor of Skipisdale. The roundhouse measures 9.5m in diameter over a wall 0.8m in thickness and 1.2m in height on the W. The SE side of roundhouse is raised up and stands up to 1.2m in height. The interior is choked with stones and large blocks, and the later building overlies its E half. Subrectangular on plan, the building measures 4.8m in length by 3m in breadth over walls up to 0.5m in height. An enclosure attached to the E end measures 4m by 2.6m transversely overall. The roundhouse appears to overlie an earlier mound, at the SE edge of which at least four edge-set boulders can be seen forming a kerb. This site was previously investigated by Branigan and Foster (2000, MY346).
MING03 350
Visited by RCAHMS (AGCH) 27 June 2003
