St Kilda, Hirta, Village Bay, Cleit 20
Cleit (Post Medieval)
Site Name St Kilda, Hirta, Village Bay, Cleit 20
Classification Cleit (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 359496
Site Number NF19NW 21.71
NGR NF 10269 99263
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/359496
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Harris
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
Field Visit (11 September 2008)
Roof intact with turf cap up to 1m thick. Max height 2.4m at the downslope SW end, min height 1.5m to the underside of the entrance lintel. There is a possible blocking stone lying flat at the entrance and timber pegs for the framing of a door/gate.
A wall flanks the NW side of the cleit. Vegetation rises at the base of the SW end suggesting the presence of a drain.
Visited by RCAHMS (ARG) 11 September 2008
