Ecc 56.5 Torastay
Barn (Post Medieval)(Possible), Blackhouse (Post Medieval)(Possible), Corn Drying Kiln (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Ecc 56.5 Torastay
Classification Barn (Post Medieval)(Possible), Blackhouse (Post Medieval)(Possible), Corn Drying Kiln (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Canmore ID 336122
Site Number NB31NE 25
NGR NB 38810 19950
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/336122
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Lochs
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit
"Situated on the eastern slopes of Cnocan Biorach, immeidately to the north of the current croft house at Torastay (69.16) are the fragmentary remains of a blackhouse structure surviving primarily as an earthen core with limited stones remaining at the wall faces. Measuring 3 x 3 metres the form and function of this structure are unclear. It may represent the remains of a barn or a corn drying kiln, or equally could be the partial remains of a larger house." (Burgess 2004, 141)
