North Uist, Eaval West
Gathering Fold (Post Medieval)
Site Name North Uist, Eaval West
Classification Gathering Fold (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 355188
Site Number NF85NE 95
NGR NF 88930 59540
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/355188
- Council Western Isles
- Parish North Uist
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
Field Visit (1 October 2014 - 1 November 2015)
NF 88930 59540 Eaval West – Shieling hut – An exceptionally well preserved shieling site consisting of a stock enclosure and adjoining shieling. These are connected by a c20m long curved shelter wall. A further rectangular stone structure lies to the NW. A large upright slab is incorporated into the enclosure wall.
Report: National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE)
Website: uistsummerwine.weebly.com
David Newman, Simon Davies and Roger Auger
(Source: DES, Volume 16)
Field Visit (28 July 2022)
This gathering fold is situated towards the leading edge of a terrace that narrows to the S and drops to the W overlooking Loch Dun an t-Siamain. Its outer forecourt is defined by two curving walls, the shorter cutting across the S end of the terrace and the longer on the W edge of the terrace with a gap towards its N end. Together these walls funnel stock through a narrow entrance into a small open circular enclosure from which there is access into another smaller enclosure, or cell, on the SW. A further enclosure of similar size stands a short distance downslope to the W, coinciding with the gap in the W wall, such that it is possible that stones have been robbed from the wall to build this.
Visited by HES Archaeological Survey (A. Gannon, G. Brown), 28 July 2022
