Place record 1154 - DUNAN RUADH, KELIG, NORTH UIST

Summary

Natural feature, 'dun' place name

Location

Grid reference NF 84630 76570 (point)
Map sheet NF87NW
Island North Uist
Parish NORTH UIST, Western Isles

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

NF87NW 13 8463 7657.

(NF 8463 7657) Kelig (NAT)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)

'Kelig', as marked by the OS, is a jutting rock on the beach at the extreme northern point of Oronsay, locally known as Dunan Ruadh. No structural evidence was found except a few loose stones.
The name 'Kelig' is said to apply correctly to a skerry off Machair Robach, nearly a mile NE from Oronsay.
E Beveridge 1911.

There is no evidence of any artificial structure on this island, which can be reached at low water over a sandy spit from the mainland.
Visited by OS (R D) 23 June 1965.


Erskine Beveridge, 1911, North Uist: its archaeology and topography, 224 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12876.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Erskine Beveridge. 1911. North Uist: its archaeology and topography. 224.

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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