32849: 8 Geshader – BLACK HOUSE (Pre Clearance – 1266 AD to 1860 AD), HOUSE (Crofting – 1850 AD to 1950 AD)
Summary:
BLACK HOUSE (Pre Clearance – 1266 AD to 1860 AD)
HOUSE (Crofting – 1850 AD to 1950 AD)
Remains of two blackhouses, one pre and the other post-Clearance
Location:
NB 11809 31865
Full description:
The remains of two black houses are visible on this croft. The easternmost is visible on the 1854 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, and may be assumed to pre-date the Clearance of Geisiadar. The westernmost dates to its recrofting. MML 20.7.99
Acknowledgement:
Information provided by Western Isles Council Sites & Monuments Record, January 2006.
Record Location
Details
- Record Type:
- Historical or Archaeological Site
- Type Of Site:
- House; Black House
- Period:
- Crofting (1850-1950 AD); Post-Medieval (1540-1900 AD); Medieval (1266-1539 AD)
- SMRRecord ID:
- MWE140688
- Record Maintained by:
- CEU
Related Media
The black houses on croft 8, Geshader