Monument record 959 - CARACROM, BALMARTIN, NORTH UIST

NF77SW 5 centred 72 73.

(Name : NF 7338 7348) Martin (M Martin 1934) refers to 'a very conspicuous stone in the face of the hill above St Peter's village, above 8 ft high.
The NSA (1845) Mentions a large stone called 'Caracrom' at Balmartin, of which nothing is known.
Beveridge (E Beveridge 1911) is satisfied that the stone referred to by Martin is 'Caracrom', and describes it as one half standing erect and the other lying close beside it.
NSA (written by Rev F M'Rae 1837) 1845; M Martin 1695; E Beveridge 1911

This stone was not located and is not known locally.
Visited by OS (J T T) 17 June 1965.

Martin Martin, 1695a, A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland c. 1695, 59 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5082.

NSA, 1845, The New Statistical Account of Scotland..., Vol. 14, Inverness-shire, 169 (Bibliographic reference). SWE4553.

Erskine Beveridge, 1911, North Uist: its archaeology and topography, 263 & fn (Bibliographic reference). SWE12876.