St Kilda, Hirta, Village Bay, House 12
Enclosure (19th Century), House (19th Century)
Site Name St Kilda, Hirta, Village Bay, House 12
Classification Enclosure (19th Century), House (19th Century)
Canmore ID 75829
Site Number NF19NW 21.26
NGR NF 10010 99334
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/75829
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Harris
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
NF19NW 21.26 10010 99334
'A test quadrant cut into a stone enclosure N of cottage 12 revealed a circle of substantial stone blocks, with a paved interior, and possibly connecting field divisions. It may be a sheep pen, but further work is necessary.'
Sponsors: National Trust for Scotland; Durham University.
N Emery 1990b.
Conservation (2001)
NF 101 991 (centre) As part of the Management Agreement with Historic Scotland, the monuments within Village Bay were recorded and monitored, and certain cleits, dykes and enclosures were repaired in 2001 under supervision by members of the two volunteer work parties. Detailed work included the completion of the identification of around 300 cleits for active management, and the production of a report on cleit preservation, as well as rapid assessments of coastal erosion and the deposition of builders' debris within some of the roofless structures along the village street.
Report to be deposited in the NMRS.
Photographic Survey (2002)
NF 101 991 (centre) As part of the Management Agreement with Historic Scotland, the monuments within Village Bay were recorded and monitored, and certain cleits, dykes, drains and enclosures were repaired under supervision by members of the volunteer work parties which went out to St Kilda in 2002.
A photographic survey of the coastline in Village Bay was carried out and compared to images taken in 1999. The survey indicated erosion along the NE side of the bay. Two sherds of hand-made pottery were recovered and a layer of burning noted in an exposed section.
The annual monitoring of cleits across the island was carried out and the photographic survey of them continued.
Report to be deposited in the NMRS.
Sponsors: HS, NTS.
S Bain 2002
