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Gleann Dail Bho Dheas, South Uist
Building (Period Unassigned), Roundhouse (Prehistoric)(Possible), Settlement (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Gleann Dail Bho Dheas, South Uist
Classification Building (Period Unassigned), Roundhouse (Prehistoric)(Possible), Settlement (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 337449
Site Number NF71SE 160
NGR NF 79719 14297
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/337449
- 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)
SU67:
The footings of three buildings are situated in close proximity on a grassy slope above a sandy bay. Tehreare:
(i) a rectangular stone building, 3.5 x 5m, with walls 0.65m wide standing up to 0.4m high. The footings are covered with turf and no trace remains of internal features.
(ii) a curvilinear building, 4 x 4.5m, with traces of a stone inner wall face. The walls are c. 0.25m high and 0.5m wide.
(iii) Part of a rectilinear building upslope from (i). This measures 5 x 5m. The walls are 1.2m wide and 0.45m high.
At NF 79391 14303 are traces of drainage channels and cultivation remains over an area c. 50 x 50m. These are located on sloping, south-facing land c. 2m above a sandy bay. To the east of this area are drainage channels running with the slope, 3-4m apart. The west are rigs measuring 1m wide, set 0.3m apart.
Moore and Wilson 2005, 271
