St Kilda, Hirta, Village Bay
Subterranean Structure (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name St Kilda, Hirta, Village Bay
Classification Subterranean Structure (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 9694
Site Number NF19NW 4
NGR NF 1037 9917
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/9694
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Harris
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
NF19NW 4 1037 9917.
(NF 10379917) Underground Chamber found 1835 (TI)
OS 6"map, annotated by J Mathieson (1928)
(Classified as a possible souterrain). An underground chamber was found at the foot of Aoismheal (Oiseval) between 1829-43, during clearance for agricultural purposes. It comprised a flat stone, a little under the surface (on top of which were ashes), which, when lifted, revealed a 'curiously built space beneath' (J B Mackenzie 1905). Probably Neolithic (D R Macgregor 1960). J B Mackenzie 1905; D R Macgregor 1960.
No certain traces found; but a large horizontal slab at the base of the 19th century head-dyke, some 2.0m from the NW corner of the enclosure in which this structure is said to have been found, is possibly from it, if not marking the actual site of the structure.
Visited by OS (J L D) 7 August 1967.
(Classification amended to subterranean structure). It is unclear from the description whether the 'underground chamber' refers to a souterrain or a cist.
Information from RCAHMS (ARG) 16 June 2008
Desk Based Assessment (25 January 1966)
(NF 10379917) Underground Chamber found 1835 (TI)
OS 6"map, annotated by J Mathieson (1928)
(Classified as a possible souterrain). An underground chamber was found at the foot of Aoismheal (Oiseval) between 1829-43, during clearance for agricultural purposes. It comprised a flat stone, a little under the surface (on top of which were ashes), which, when lifted, revealed a 'curiously built space beneath' (J B Mackenzie 1905). Probably Neolithic (D R Macgregor 1960).
Information from OS (BRS) 25 January 1966
Sources: J B Mackenzie 1905; D R Macgregor 1960.
Field Visit (7 August 1967)
No certain traces found; but a large horizontal slab at the base of the 19th century head-dyke, some 2.0m from the NW corner of the enclosure in which this structure is said to have been found, is possibly from it, if not marking the actual site of the structure.
Visited by OS (J L D) 7 August 1967.
Note (16 June 2008)
(Classification amended to subterranean structure). It is unclear from the description whether the 'underground chamber' refers to a souterrain or a cist.
Information from RCAHMS (ARG) 16 June 2008
