The Papar Project Hebrides

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1 The Papar Project Hebrides Barbara E. Crawford and Ian Simpson H1. Pabay/Pabaigh (Uig, Lewis) Parish History H2. Pabbay/Pabaigh (Harris) Ecclesiastical Monuments Other Archaeological Sites Fieldwork 2005 H2. Appendix Pabaigh 2005: Soil Survey and Sampling Introduction Pabaigh Methodology Results The field systems The chapels and graveyard Sampling and analysis Trench 1 Pits 1 and 2 Conclusions Context descriptions H3. Pabbay/Pabaigh (Kilphedir, South Uist) Possible monastic structures H4. Pabbay/Pabaigh (Kilbarr, Barra/Barraigh) Ecclesiastical Monuments of the Bishop s Isles H5. Pabay (Strath, Skye)

2 H6. Bayble/Pabail (Ui, Stornoway, Lewis) Topography and History Teampull Rubha Chirc - Chapel Site Ecclesiastical Context H7. Paible/Paibeil (Taransay/Tarasaigh, Harris) Ecclesiastical Sites and Sculpture Paibeil/Paible - Erosion and Archaeology Preliminary Evaluation (BEC) H8. Paible/Paibeil (Kilmuir, North Uist) Topography Settlement Place-Names and H9. Papadil (Small Isles, Rùm) Place-names Papadil Ecclesiastical Sites and Carved Stones Later H10. Pabanish (Uig, Lewis) Parish History Consolidated Bibliography

3 Illustrations H1.1 Map of Pabay/Pabaigh,Uig, from Haswell-Smith (2004), with kind permission H1.2 Mackenzie s 1776 chart of Loch Roag (Map.Rol.a.3, courtesy of The Trustees of the H1.3 View of the south end of Pabaigh Mòr from Bhaltos (Cathy Dagg) H1.4. OS First edition map (1854), showing Pabaigh Beag and the sound between the two islands (Ross-shire, Sheet XVII, courtesy of The Trustees of the National Library of Scotland) H1.5 Aerial photo of the Bhaltos and Cnip peninsula with Pabaigh Mòr lying to the northeast (Sortie 60688, Frame 205,taken 29 April RCAHMS (All Scotland Survey Collection)) H1.6 OS First edition map (1854) of Pabaigh Mòr (Ross-shire, Sheet XVII, courtesy of The Trustees of the H1.7 Aerial view of the South end of Pabaigh Mòr from the north; Teampuill Pheadair is visible in the foreground above the sandy beach (SC , taken 25 Sep Crown Copyright: RCAHMS) H2.1 Map of Pabbay/Pabaigh,Harris, from Haswell-Smith (2004), with kind permission H2.2 Distant view of Pabaigh, Harris, from above An t-ob (Valentine Collection, JV- A7772[A] St Andrew s University Library) H2.3 Map of the Sound of Harris, from Blaeu s Atlas, dated 1654 (WD3B/48, courtesy of The Trustees of the H2.4 Huddart s map of Pabaigh, 1794, which appears to represent the extent of sand drift at this date (EU.6.M, courtesy of The Trustees of the H2.5 Bald s map of Pabbay, Harris, dated (EMS.s.646, courtesy of The Trustees of the H Admiralty Chart, showing the southern half of Pabaigh (Chart 2642, courtesy of The Trustees of the H2.7 Teampull Mhòire and graveyard from the south (J Hooper) H2.8 External view of south elevation of Teampull Mhòire (J Hooper) H2.9a External view of west gable (J Hooper) H2.9b Internal view of west gable. The late medieval cross can be seen in the foreground (J Hooper) H2.10 General view of Bailenacille. Teampull Mhòire is visible at the left hand edge of the photo, behind the shepherd s house. The sharp distinction between the improved ground of the sheep farm and the dunes behind is clear; Seana Chaisteal (see below) is the prominent knoll on the skyline (J Hooper) H2.11 The dun from the south west, with signs of cultivation extending almost to the summit of Beinn a Chàrnain in the background (J Hooper) H2.12 Sketch profile of excavated locations at Bailenacille, showing dated contexts (Not to scale) H3.1 Aerial view looking south-east over Loch Boisdale/Baghasdail with the two Pabaigh islands in the foreground (SC , taken 24 April Crown Copyright: RCAHMS) H3.2 The southern part of South Uist, as depicted in Blaeu s Atlas, dated 1654 (WD3B/47, courtesy of The Trustees of the H3.3 Bald s estate plan of South Uist, dated c (EMS.s.582, courtesy of The Trustees of the H3.4 Aerial view of Pabaigh, S.Uist (Sortie CPE/SCOT/UK 372, Frame 4354, taken 30 April Reproduced courtesy of RCAHMS (RAF Air Photographs)) H3.5a and b Two views of the site of the possible monastic settlement (John Raven)

4 H4.1 Pabbay/Pabaigh, the Barra Isles, from Haswell-Smith (2004), with kind permission H4.2 Map of the Southern Isles from Blaeu s Atlas, dated 1654 (WD3B/41, courtesy of The Trustees of the H4.3 Aerial view of Pabaigh, Barra, showing the one sandy beach, sheltered, and with the settlement location just behind (Sortie 60487, Frame 070, taken 22 May 1987 RCAHMS (All Scotland Survey Collection)) H4.4 Mackenzie s chart of Pabaigh, dated 1776 (EMS.s.654, courtesy of The Trustees of the H4.5 Thomson s map of Pabaigh, dated 1820 (EMS.s.712(24c), courtesy of The Trustees of the H4.6 The graveyard mound from the south, photographed in 1895 (SC RCAHMS. Copied from Wanderings with a camera , by Erskine Beveridge) H4.7 The graveyard mound from the south in 1992 (Pat Foster) H4.8 The Pictish symbol stone photographed in 1895 (SC RCAHMS (Erskine Beveridge Collection) H4.9 The Pictish symbol stone and cross-incised slabs (Fisher 2002, 106) H4.10 Bronze pin, found on Pabaigh (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland , 278) H5.1 Map of Pabay, Skye, from Haswell-Smith (2004), with kind permission H5.2 Pabay as shown on the Admiralty Chart of 1857 (Chart 2475, courtesy of The Trustees of the National Library of Scotland H5.3 Mackenzie s chart of 1776 showing Pabay in relation to the sea-route through Kyleakin (Map.Rol.a.2, courtesy of The Trustees of the H5.4 The Altar, as sketched by T. S. Muir in 1859 (Muir 1885, 38) H5.5 Aerial view of Pabay, Skye; the chapel lies to the east of the burn which runs down to the southern shore of the island (OS/91/106, Frame 067, taken 6 July Crown Copyright: Ordnance Survey) H6.1 Aerial view of Bayble/Pabail, extending as far west as Teampull Rubha Chirc (Sortie 60687, Frame 043, taken 27 June RCAHMS (All Scotland Survey Collection)) H6.2 OS First edition map of Pabail, 1851 (Ross-shire, Sheet XVIII, courtesy of The Trustees of the H6.3 The Eye peninsula from the map of Lewis and Harris, contained in Blaeu s Atlas of 1654 (WD3B/48, courtesy of The Trustees of the H6.4 Mackenzie s 1776 chart of the Eye Peninsula (Map.Rol.a.3, courtesy of The Trustees of the H6.5 Part of Chapman s map of Lewis, originally drawn in 1807, showing the township boundaries (EMS.s.543, courtesy of The Trustees of the H6.6 Teampull Rubha Chirc from the north-east (Carol Knott) H6.7 Plane table survey of Teampull Rubha Chirc by Lewis and Harris Archaeology Group, 2000, with kind permission H7.1 Map of Taransay/Tarasaigh, from Haswell-Smith (2004), with kind permission H7.2 Aerial view of Tarasaigh from the south-east with Paibeil in the foreground (SC , taken 25 April Crown Copyright: RCAHMS) H7.3 Mackenzie s chart of 1776, the first to depict Tarasaigh in any detail (Map.Rol.a.3, courtesy of The Trustees of the H7.4 The graveyard at Paibeil (Ian Simpson) H7.5 The two cross-incised stones from Tarasaigh (Fisher 2002, 113) H7.6 Part of Bald s estate plan, dated (EMS.s.646, courtesy of The Trustees of the

5 H7.7 Aerial view of Paibeil (SC , taken 25 April Crown Copyright: RCAHMS) H8.1 Map of North Uist from Blaeu s Atlas, dated 1654 (WD3B/47, courtesy of The Trustees of the H8.2 Aerial view of Paibeil showing Loch Paibeil at low tide (Sortie 60487, Frame 070, taken 22 May 1987 RCAHMS (All Scotland Survey Collection)) H8.3 The area around Paibeil in Thomson s 1820 map of North Uist (EMS.s.712(24c), courtesy of The Trustees of the H8.4 Aerial view of Paibeil, looking south to Caolas Paibeil (SC , taken 24 April Crown Copyright: RCAHMS) H8.5 Admiralty Chart, 1865, showing township boundaries (Chart 2805, courtesy of The Trustees of the H9.1 Map of Rum, from Haswell-Smith (2004), with kind permission H9.2 Admiralty Chart, , showing relationship of Papadil to Harris and Dibidil (Chart 2507, courtesy of The Trustees of the H9.3 View of south-east side of Rùm, from Laig, Eigg (J Hooper) H9.4 Langland s map of Rùm, dated 1801 (EMS.s.326, courtesy of The Trustees of the H9.5 Harris, looking south towards Papadil (J Hooper) H9.6 Aerial view of Papadil (Sortie Meridian 48/67, Frame 035, taken 10 June RCAHMS (Meridian Airmaps)) H9.7 Papadil from the north-east. The pinnacle can be seen in the left background. In he centre, in front of the wall is the possible church site (SC , dated Crown Copyright: RCAHMS) H9.8 Kilmory, from the south-west, with the graveyard in the foreground (J Hooper) H9.9 Bagh na h-uamha, from the mouth of the cave (J Hooper) H10.1 Map of Little Bernera, from Haswell-Smith (2004), with kind permission H10.2 Mackenzie s 1776 chart of Lewis (Map.Rol.a.3, courtesy of The Trustees of the H10.3 Aerial view of Beàrnaraigh Beag (top of photograph) (Sortie 60688, Frame 121, taken 29 April RCAHMS (All Scotland Survey Collection)) H10.4 OS First edition map (1854) of Beàrnaraigh Beag (Ross-shire, Sheet XVII, courtesy of The Trustees of the H10.5 Aerial view of Teampull Beàrnaraigh Beag and Pabanish from the south-east. The graveyard lies to the left of the beach in the centre of the photograph (SC , taken 25 Sep Crown Copyright: RCAHMS) Agricultural Land Assessment Figure 1: The Papar islands, and related place names. Figure 2: Teampull Mhoire, Pabbay, Sound of Harris. Figure 3: Teampull Mhoire, Pabbay, Sound of Harris. Figure 4: St. Keith's Chapel, Taransay.

The Papar Project. Reports on the sites associated with the papar. A. THE NORTHERN ISLES and CAITHNESS. Introduction

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