Monument record 1010 - DUN CHEREIN, CLADDACH-CARINISH, NORTH UIST
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NF 85780 58550 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF85NE |
| Island | North Uist |
| Parish | NORTH UIST, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF85NE 2 8578 5855.
(Name: NF 857 585) Dun Cheirein (NAT)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)
The site of Dun Cheirein, which stood above the shore immediately west of the mouth of Bolltravagh, is now occupied by a crofter's house. (RCAHMS 1928) The name signifies 'Crest Fort'. (Name Book 1878)
RCAHMS 1928; Name Book 1878.
There are no extant remains of Dun Cheirein. The house which occupies the site, at NF 8578 5855, is now ruined. Name confirmed.
Visited by OS (N K B) 3 June 1965.
Erskine Beveridge, 1911, North Uist: its archaeology and topography, 176 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12876.
RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 96, No. 310 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.
Name Book (County), 1998, Name Books of the Ordnance Survey, 74 (Unpublished document). SWE4254.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SWE12876 Bibliographic reference: Erskine Beveridge. 1911. North Uist: its archaeology and topography. 176.
- --- SWE4254 Unpublished document: Name Book (County). 1998. Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. 74.
- --- SWE5587 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1928. The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. 96, No. 310.
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
