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South Uist, Hartavagh

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Fish Trap (Period Unassigned)

Site Name South Uist, Hartavagh

Classification Fish Trap (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Eilean Dubh

Canmore ID 315844

Site Number NF81NW 6

NGR NF 8285 1526

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Oblique aerial view of the remains of multiple fish traps near the remains of the township of Hartavagh and surrounding lazy beds, South Uist, taken from the ESE.
Oblique aerial view of the remains of multiple fish traps near the remains of the township of Hartavagh and surrounding lazy beds, South Uist, taken from the ESE.Oblique aerial view of the remains of multiple fish traps near the remains of the township of Hartavagh and surrounding lazy beds, South Uist, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view of the remains of multiple fish traps near the remains of the township of Hartavagh and surrounding lazy beds, South Uist, taken from the E.Oblique aerial view of the fish traps at Hairteabhagh, looking WNW.Oblique aerial view of the fish traps at Hairteabhagh, looking WNW.Oblique aerial view of the fish traps at Hairteabhagh, looking WNW.Oblique aerial view of the fish traps at Hairteabhagh, looking WNW.Oblique aerial view of the remains of multiple fish traps near the remains of the township of Hartavagh and surrounding lazy beds, South Uist, taken from the SE.Survey drawing, Hairteabhagh township, South Uist.

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Western Isles
  • Parish South Uist
  • Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
  • Former District Western Isles
  • Former County Inverness-shire

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Aerial Photography (14 November 2011)

2011 RCAHMS Aerial Survey

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Field Visit (30 June 2012)

This fish trap, which comprises a broad, arcing spread of boulders measuring up to about 50m in length by 6.6m in thickness and 0.6m in height, spans the narrow channel between the SW shore of Eilean Dubh and the mainland. Visible on aerial photographs taken in 2011 (RCAHMSAP), the trap lies fully exposed at low tide. Given its relatively good condition and its near proximity to a post-medieval settlement (NF81NW 3), it is probable that the two are closely associated.

Beveridge (1911, 323) described how small nets were lodged in a ‘dam formed by small stones’ in North Uist, and it may be that this feature acted in a similar way. Two galvanised steel anchor points, one on each side of the channel, and a pile of netting nearby demonstrates the continuation of fishing here into more recent times.

Visited by RCAHMS (GFG) 30 June 2012.

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