Basement Druim na H-Uamha
The coastal basement Druim na H-Uamha (also called Valaquie Earth house) located north of the Hebridean island of North Uist in the Highlands in Scotland . In the case of the basement , a basic distinction is made between "rock-cut", "earth-cut", "stone built" and "mixed" basements.
The “stone built” basement Druim na H-Uamha was discovered in 1861 at a depth of 90 cm when a roof slab was moved while plowing. Alexander Carmichael's excavation in 1871 revealed that it was an arched gallery about 6.0 m long with vertical parallel walls, 1.7 m apart and 1.5 m high. The west end was at right angles to the gallery walls, the east end ended in a curve. Although it was stripped of many of its ceiling tiles between 1861 and 1871, one remained in the center of the gallery and one 128 cm to the west. From this slab to the west side, the gallery was covered by a cantilever vault , which rose from the floor to a width of 1.4 m to a height of 2.1 m. The center of the roof was about 0.9 m below the ground.
The gallery was narrowed in the middle of the south wall to a width of 85 cm and connected by a plate at 65 cm and 85 cm high. The passage was blocked by sand and stones 75 cm above its threshold. There was a niche 55 cm wide and deep and 30 cm high above the door. There were similar niches in the north wall. Across the hall in the middle of the gallery was a Midden with bones of deer and domestic animals, shells, pottery and the upper half of a rotary hand mill found.
Nearby is the Dun Rosail .
See also
Web links
- Entry on Druim na H-Uamha basement in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
- Description Engl.
- Description Engl. and sketch
Coordinates: 57 ° 39 ′ 33.7 " N , 7 ° 15 ′ 34" W.
