31975: ECC 33.6 Cromore, Rubha nam Fad – BLACK HOUSE? (Post Medieval – 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Summary:

BLACK HOUSE? (Post Medieval – 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Possible blackhouse

Location:

NB 40096 21743

Full description:

"Situated immediately to the south of house (33.1) the remains of this structure survive as a raised platform or footing measuring 8 x 3 metres and standing no more than 0.2 metres tall. Orientated from south-west to north-east, fragmentary remains of stonework can be seen along its north-west facing side. No other remains survive to help define the form of this structure, though its size and form suggest that it may have been either a prefabricated building, or the remains of an early blackhouse, dismantled to provide building material for the other structures in the immediate vicinity (33.1 and 33.2)." (Burgess 2004, 109)

References:

Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004. Northamptonshire Archaeology Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle. Part No Loch Seaforth Head Gazeteer.

Acknowledgement:

Information provided by Western Isles Council Sites & Monuments Record, January 2006.