32101: ECC 33.40 Cromore (17?) – BLACK HOUSE (Post Medieval – 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Summary:

BLACK HOUSE (Post Medieval – 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Demolished blackhouse site

Location:

NB 39996 21205

Full description:

"Site of very large blackhouse on Cromore croft (17?). This structure had been recently demolished before the 2003 survey. The exceptional size and form of this structure as marked on a modern Ordnance Survey map suggests it was a dwelling dating to the pre-crofting period." (Burgess 2004, 157)

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.