S45 Scarista, Harris
Dyke (Period Unassigned)
Site Name S45 Scarista, Harris
Classification Dyke (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 336957
Site Number NG09SW 54
NGR NG 02121 93989
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/336957
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Harris
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
Field Visit
S45 NG 02121 93989; 02141 93973; 02191 93940; 02212 93938; 02238 93906; 02191 93936. Wall, c. 1.5m x 2m high, below modern croft boundary. Seaward end of wall visible as turf covered machair, but where eroded by sea, 4 course of stone are below machair. Exposed stones visibl up to 0.75m across and 0.5m thick, becoming larger, up to 1.5m diameter, further from the sea.
Hunter 2005