
What is recorded here
Bun An Churraigh is a phantom enclosure. It appears in official lists but never on maps, and a 1996 inspection found no walls, ditches or earthworks at all. The real place is a ruined settlement beside pasture, looking down Bunacurry Harbour, while the enclosure exists only because someone told a form it was there.
Located in pasture, adjacent to a ruined vernacular settlement, overlooking Bunacurry Harbour. Not indicated on the 1838 and 1919 OS 6-inch maps. Listed in the SMR (1991) and RMP (1997) as an enclosure based on information received by the SMR. An inspection in 1996 found no evidence of an enclosure.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 13 July 2015
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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