Caolas Fhlodaigh, Benbecula
Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Promontory Fort (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Caolas Fhlodaigh, Benbecula
Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Promontory Fort (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 337367
Site Number NF85NW 106
NGR NF 82754 55546
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/337367
- Council Western Isles
- Parish South Uist
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
Field Visit (February 2005 - March 2005)
BB5:
A complex of stone buildings, representing an abandoned farmstead, occupy a small promontory. The central building measures c. 6 x 5m and is constructed on a low platform. It contains a drain set into the floor, together with a hearth set into the north end wall. It has three window openings and a west-facing doorway. It may originally have been a dwelling, later provided with a drain for use as a byre. Two small annexes joing the north and east sides of the building; one meausres 5 x 3m, the other 7 x 5m. The walls of all the buildings are in disrepair and liable to collapse. Pars of an enclosure is located to the south of the buildings, at the neck of the promontory. This is defined by drystone walls and measures c. 20 x 15m.
Moore and Wilson 2005, 223
