Monument record 1379 - BORVE, HARRIS
Summary
Eroding settlement site
Location
| Grid reference | NG 02500 94500 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG09SW |
| Island | Harris |
| Parish | HARRIS, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
NG09SW 8 025 945 to 026 945.
Coarse pottery from blow-out in machair at NG 025 945.
W F Cormack 1973.
In an erosion gully at NG 026 945, two stone structures and midden material, including shell, pottery, metal (metal slag, nails, pieces of thin bronze/copper sheet, other pieces of metal), bones (some human - five human skeletones had been reinterred nearby), flint. A medieval belt buckle was found a few years ago.
M Ponting and M MacRae 1983.
W F Cormack, 1973c, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 28 (Bibliographic reference). SWE13548.
M and M Ponting and MacRae, 1981a, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 40 (Bibliographic reference). SWE13550.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
