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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Biruaslum or Bioruaslam is a stack in the Barra Isles of Scotland, to the west of Vatersay. Approximately Шаблон:Convert from the nearest road, it reaches Шаблон:Cvt in height and there is a ruined prehistoric fort on the southern side. Francis G. Thompson characterizes it as "high and virtually inaccessible";[1] James Fisher mentions a "fulmar flying up and down its tiny cliff."[2]

Cliff-fort

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Biruaslum in sunlight, from Vatersay in the foreground

The vertical cliffs on the east side of the islet that separate it from Vatersay protect the site from the sea and a well-constructed wall that is Шаблон:Cvt wide and Шаблон:Cvt high in places encloses a substantial semi-circular area. The wall is Шаблон:Cvt long and best preserved at the southeastern end. Attached to the uphill side of the wall are the remains of a small oval structure about Шаблон:Cvt in area. The style of the fort is similar to Iron Age structures known from Ireland but the only datable finds so far discovered are of Neolithic pottery.[3][4]

See also

Notes

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References

  • Keith Branigan (2007) Ancient Barra: exploring the Archaeology of the Outer Hebrides. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
  • Francis G. Thompson (1974) The Uists and Barra. David and Charles.
  • James Fisher Rockall: The Islet of Birds.

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  1. Thompson (1974) p. 168
  2. Fisher p. 114.
  3. Branigan (2007) p. 67
  4. "Vatsersay, Biruaslum" CANMORE. Retrieved 13 Nov 2011.