St Kilda, Dun, Caolas An Duin
Lazy Beds (Post Medieval)
Site Name St Kilda, Dun, Caolas An Duin
Classification Lazy Beds (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 301065
Site Number NF09NE 43
NGR NF 09904 97856
NGR Description Centred NF 09904 97856
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/301065
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Harris
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
Field Visit (2 September 2009)
A plot of lazy bed cultivation can be seen on the grassy slopes at the NE end of Dun. The furrows are aligned from NE to SW and are interrupted by an area of outcrop. To the SE of this outcrop the lazy beds are 2.4m broad and up to 0.3m high with the furrows between measuring up to 1.7m in breadth; to the NW of the outcrop the lazy beds are narrower with a much sharper profile, the beds measuring 1.3m in breadth and 0.45m in height and the furrows are 1.3m broad.
(Dun 1)
Visited by RCAHMS (ARG) 2 September 2009
