Monument record 842 - CARNAN NAN LONG, BALESHARE,NORTH UIST

NF76SE 15 7907 6367.

(NF 7907 6367) Carnan nan Long (NAT)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)

Carnan nan Long is a mound, above the shore, about 40ft in diameter and 10ft high with indications of a chamber c. 15ft by 4ft. On the west of its summit are two large stone slabs. (E Beveridge 1911)
Henshall gives the dimensions as c. 110ft long, 64ft wide at the N end and 32ft at the S, the height agreeing with Beveridge. It is oriented NNE to SSW (bearing 198). Vague foundations of a building are apparent at the NW corner while the NE corner has been eroded by the sea.
E Beveridge 1911; A S Henshall 1972.

The remains of a much mutilated cairn are generally as described by Henshall except for the overall dimensions (c. 26.0m long by 20.0 m. wide). There are only slight indications of a chamber although one orthostat remains in situ. Surveyed at 1/2500. One OS photo.
Visited by OS (JTT) 30 May 1965.

Broken saddle quern located in the the tidal zone (approx at this NGR) was noted during a site visit.
S.Davies. 08/2023

Erskine Beveridge, 1911, North Uist: its archaeology and topography, 253 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12876.

A. Henshall, 1972a, The Chambered Tombs of Scotland, 506, no. UST 11 (Bibliographic reference). SWE3275.

Centre for Field Archaeology, 2005, Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, North Uist (Bibliographic reference). SWE41070.