Monument record 965 - CALVAY
Summary
Burial cist
Location
| Grid reference | NF 81800 17930 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF81NW |
| Island | Calvay, South Uist |
| Parish | SOUTH UIST, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF81NW 2 8180 1793.
(Area NF 820 179) The remains of a short cist, lying ESE/WNW and measuring 4ft by 3 1/3ft internally, are situated (1924) within 100 ft of the sea and slightly east of a large cleft in the rocks on the south side of Calvay Island. One side is formed by a long thin slab laid on edge, head and foot are closed with single stones and two stones make up the other side.
RCAHMS 1928; OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)
NF 8180 1793. As described by RCAHMS.
Surveyed at 1/10560.
Visited by OS (J T T) 13 May 1965.
RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 118, No. 400 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE5587 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1928. The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. 118, No. 400.
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
