Monument record 1130 - CLACH AN T-SAGAIRT, CLACHAN SANDS, NORTH UIST
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NF 87850 76050 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF87NE |
| Island | North Uist |
| Parish | NORTH UIST, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NF87NE 14 8785 7605.
(NF 8785 7605) Clach an t-Sagairt (NR)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)
Clach an t-Sagairt is a large stone block set on edge, facing SE, and measuring 8ft long, 11ft broad, and 4 1/2ft thick, with a Latin cross incised on it towards the sinister top corner of its face.
This cross is also known as Clach na h'Ulaidh and Crois Aona'ain.
It may have marked a sanctuary limit of St Columba's Chapel (NF87NE 9). RCAHMS 1928; E Beveridge 1911.
Known locally as Clach an t-Sagairt - as described above.
Visited by OS (N K B) 21 June 1965.
Quite possibly a free-standing natural boulder.
G Moir 1981.
As described by Beveridge. This may indicate a marker as part of a pilgrimage route.
K.Murphy (Archaeologist CnES)21/07/2021
Erskine Beveridge, 1911, North Uist: its archaeology and topography, 278 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12876.
RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 51, No. 170 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.
A Thom, 1965, Vistas in astronomy, fig. 6d (Bibliographic reference). SWE7500.
A Thom, 1967a, Megalithic Sites in Britain, 130, no. H3/2 (Bibliographic reference). SWE7507.
G Moir, 1981, Brit Archaeol Rep, 233 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5706.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SWE12876 Bibliographic reference: Erskine Beveridge. 1911. North Uist: its archaeology and topography. 278.
- --- SWE5587 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1928. The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. 51, No. 170.
- --- SWE5706 Bibliographic reference: G Moir. 1981. Brit Archaeol Rep. 88. 221-41. 233.
- --- SWE7500 Bibliographic reference: A Thom. 1965. Vistas in astronomy. 7. 1-57. fig. 6d.
- --- SWE7507 Bibliographic reference: A Thom. 1967a. Megalithic Sites in Britain. 130, no. H3/2.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 31 2023 10:07AM
