Monument record 874 - LEAC NAN CAILLEACHAN DUBHA, VALLAY, NORTH UIST
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NF 79080 76500 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF77NE |
| Island | North Uist |
| Parish | NORTH UIST, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF77NE 19 7908 7650.
(Area : NF 789 765) Immediately above the shore, and a little to the east of St Mary's Chapel (NF77NE 6) are two large standing stones calles Leac nan Cailleachan Dubha. Situated at the east end of a slight mound, they undoubtedly represent a prehistoric burial. A much-worn hammerstone was found here.
E Beveridge 1911.
These two stones, 0.5m apart, were located at NF 7908 7650. The northernmost stone measures 1.6m high by 1.1m wide by 0.2m thick: the other measures 1.4m high by 0.9m wide and 0.2m thick. They probably represent the remains of a burial-chamber. Their name could not be confirmed.
Visited by OS (W D J) 22 June 1965.
Oral tradition indicates this to be the burial spot of two nuns. J. MacLetchie 6.12.99
Erskine Beveridge, 1911, North Uist: its archaeology and topography, 262 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12876.
RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 85, No. 258 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.
Centre for Field Archaeology, 2005, Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, North Uist (Bibliographic reference). SWE41070.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SWE12876 Bibliographic reference: Erskine Beveridge. 1911. North Uist: its archaeology and topography. 262.
- --- SWE41070 Bibliographic reference: Centre for Field Archaeology. 2005. Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, North Uist.
- --- SWE5587 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1928. The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. 85, No. 258.
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
