Monument record 1019 - GRAMISDALE CROSS, BENBECULA
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NF 82650 56150 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF85NW |
| Island | Benbecula |
| Parish | SOUTH UIST, Western Isles |
Map
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Full Description
NF85NW 1 8265 5615.
(NF 8265 5615) Gramisdale Cross (NR) (Site of)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903)
The site of Gramisdale Cross, Benbecula, is on the summit of a rocky knoll 10ft high, about 100 yards east of the stone circle within 250 yards of the North Ford shore (NF85NW 2).
A trig. station stands on the site.
RCAHMS 1928; Name Book 1878.
The site of the cross is as described above: no information could be obtained locally.
Visited by OS (R D) 3 June 1965.
…the site of Gramisdale Mediaeval cross on a rocky outcrop to the east of (site 1020). This was as described in the NMRS, with no traces of archaeology apparent
Fyles 2006, 8
RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 104-5, No. 358 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.
Name Book (County), 1998, Name Books of the Ordnance Survey, Book No. 10, 13 (Unpublished document). SWE4254.
Chris Fyles, SUAT Ltd, 2006, Archaeological Walkover Survey, AIRD, Benbecula (Unpublished document). SWE41084.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SWE41084 Unpublished document: Chris Fyles, SUAT Ltd. 2006. Archaeological Walkover Survey, AIRD, Benbecula.
- --- SWE4254 Unpublished document: Name Book (County). 1998. Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 10, 13.
- --- SWE5587 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1928. The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. 104-5, No. 358.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
