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Plate 7 Sites 47 and 48, Hebridean-style thatched cottages, Berneray 260Plate 8 Site 111, souterrain, Vallaquie 260Plate 9 Site 113, abandoned settlement, Vallaquie 261Plate 10 Site 120, possible burnt mound, Trumaisgearraidh 261Plate 11 Site 130, ruined blackhouse, Trumaisgearraidh 262Plate 12 Site 216, wooden boat, Tràigh Udal 262Plate 13 Site 360, eroding structures and midden, Foshigary 263Plate 14 Site 415, eroding structures and midden, Aird an Rùnair 263Plate 15 Site 416, eroding midden, Aird an Rùnair 264Plate 16 Site 438, eroding roundhouse, Loch Phaibeil 264Plate 17 Site 637, eroding structures and midden, Baleshare 265Plate 18 Site 667, slipway, Baleshare 265Plate 19 Site 668, possible fish-trap, Baleshare 266Plate 20 Site 790, possible well, Bay Craavat 266UISN/1051/03CFA
1. INTRODUCTION1.1 Background1.1.1 This report is one of several similar studies that have been produced toinvestigate and characterise the state of coastal erosion and the threat thisposes to the cultural heritage sites along the coastline of Scotland. The resultspresented here are based on the results of a coastal assessment survey carriedout in February and March 2005 on North Uist by CFA Archaeology Ltd(Survey 1). The study area (Fig. 1) includes the islands of Berneray andBaleshare and includes the north and west coasts of North Uist from Berneraycauseway to Benbecula causeway. A similar study was undertaken at thesame time by EASE Archaeology on Benbecula and South Uist (Survey 2).1.1.2 In mid January 2005, fierce storms hit the west coast of Scotland. Particularlyhard hit were the Western Isles, and the storms caused severe damage andtragically led to loss of life. Reports had been received that the west coasts ofNorth and South Uist and Benbecula had been affected by the extremewesterly and south-westerly winds. These coasts are largely composed ofareas of sand dune and are therefore highly susceptible to storm damage. Itwas claimed that some known archaeological sites were damaged in thestorms, whilst other, previously unrecorded, sites had been exposed. Thiscoastal zone assessment survey represented a rapid response to the problem.The aim of the survey was to audit the condition and number of coastal sites inorder to help the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar archaeologist devise a strategy formonument management.1.2 Project aims1.2.1 The objectives of this project were:• to increase knowledge concerning the coastal archaeological sites of NorthUist• to identify those sites that are at risk, either presently or potentially in thefuture, from erosion.1.3 Acknowledgements1.3.1 Tom Dawson (<strong>SCAPE</strong>) is thanked for providing advice during the early stagesof the survey. Mr George MacDonald, Factor for the North Uist Estate, isthanked for allowing land access and land use information. The authors aregrateful to Mary Harman of Scottish Natural Heritage, South Uist Office, forproviding information on the distribution of Sites of Special Scientific Interest.The survey data for Vallay was provided by Tom Dawson of The <strong>SCAPE</strong>Trust: the Vallay survey was carried out by Tom Dawson and KatinkaStentoft, Kelvingrove Museum. Kind thanks to Earl Granville for hisassistance in taking Tom Dawson and Katinka Stentoft to the island andshowing them several sites.. Additional Loch Phaibeil survey data wasprovided by Ronan Toolis of AOC Archaeology.UISN/1051/04CFA
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8. BIBLIOGRAPHY8.1 ReferencesArmit,
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