期刊名称：Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports. SAIR
电子版ISSN：1473-3803
出版年度：2003
卷号：3
页码：61-61
出版社：Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
摘要：The tidal island of Baleshare lies 0.5 km west of the coast of
North Uist, to which it is connected by a modern causeway. At
low tide it is still possible to walk to Baleshare across the sand.
The site, at NF 776 615, is known locally as Ceardach
Ruadh, meaning the .Red Smithy. (Figure 18). It lies on the
exposed west coast of Baleshare at the boundary of the town-
ships of Baleshare and Illeray. The bedrock rises to the sur-
face at Ceardach Ruadh forming a slight promontory; the
coastline is otherwise gently curving. The machair plain
stretches eastwards for 1.5 km, all of it below the 8 m con-
tour. Small inland lochs, pasture and occasional fields are
found in this area. Beyond this, on the east side of Baleshare
the undulating landscape has very thin soils and many rocky
outcrops. To the south are the sand dunes of Eachkamish and
to the north, the sand spit of Lang Gorm.
