What is recorded here
Castlebay on Barra holds a field system, head dyke, inn, school and township, but no date or boundary is recorded. The stones may have marked sheep folds, tenant rows or a small harbour routine, yet the absence of a date denies the place a finished story. What is known is that the coast kept a human shape long enough to leave several functions behind.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Barra, Castlebay as Field System (period Unassigned), Head Dyke (post Medieval), Inn (period Unassigned), School (period Unassigned), Township (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Heaval Island of BarraIsland · 249 yd
Barra, Castlebay, Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, Presbytery HousePresbytery (post Medieval) · 480 yd
Tower of the Church of 'Our Lady, Star of the Sea'Castle, fort or tower · 487 yd
Barra, Castlebay, Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady Star of the SeaChurch (19th Century), War Memorial(s) (20th Century) · 497 yd
Castlebay seen from the Kisimul Castle ferryCastle, fort or tower · 523 yd
Rough hill ground east of CastlebayMountain or hill · 821 yd
HeabhalMountain / peak · 1263 yd
Bàgh BeagBay · 1717 yd
Woodland, BreibhigForest or wood · 1.1 mi
Hill top lochanMountain or hill · 1.1 mi
Barra, Brevig, Druim A' CharraCup Marked Stone (prehistoric), Standing Stone(s) (prehistoric) · 1.2 mi
Conifer PlantationForest · 1.2 miOther information
Photo: Becky Williamson · CC BY-SA 2.0