Overview
Tiree, Heanish Bay is recorded as Midden (prehistoric), Settlement (prehistoric), Structure (prehistoric), Unidentified Pottery (prehistoric) in Scotland Argyll And Bute. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tiree, Heanish Bay as Midden (prehistoric), Settlement (prehistoric), Structure (prehistoric), Unidentified Pottery (prehistoric).
Who lived here and when
The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tiree, Heanish Bay as Midden (prehistoric), Settlement (prehistoric), Structure (prehistoric), Unidentified Pottery (prehistoric).
Homes and daily life
The label Midden (prehistoric), Settlement (prehistoric), Structure (prehistoric), Unidentified Pottery (prehistoric) gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What was found
The official record fixes the place and calls it Midden (prehistoric), Settlement (prehistoric), Structure (prehistoric), Unidentified Pottery (prehistoric). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it ended
The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.
Why it mattered
Tiree, Heanish Bay matters as a recorded midden (prehistoric), settlement (prehistoric), structure (prehistoric), unidentified pottery (prehistoric) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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- Tiree, Scarinishmonument0.2 miles
- Rose: Scarinish Point, Tiree, Passage of Tireemonument0.2 miles
- Eilean nan Gobharisland0.3 miles
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