Monument record 1254 - LOCH OBISARY, NORTH UIST

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Island dun

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Grid reference NF 90080 62630 (point)
Map sheet NF96SW
Island North Uist
Parish NORTH UIST, Western Isles

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NF96SW 2 9008 6263.

(NF 9008 6263) An island nearest the N shore of Loch Obisary, with steep rocky sides, has been occupied by a dun. Traces of a 5ft wide surrounding wall are apparent on the S side close to the water's edge. Another portion c.3ft thick is on the N side, founded upon a base of perpendicular rock and 5ft above water level. This extends for a length of several yards.
E Beveridge 1911.

This dun is as described above.
Visited by OS (N K B) 13 June 1965.


Erskine Beveridge, 1911, North Uist: its archaeology and topography, 167 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12876.

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  • --- Bibliographic reference: Erskine Beveridge. 1911. North Uist: its archaeology and topography. 167.

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Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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