Monument record 1264 - UAMH CREAG EIDEANN, BEINN BHREAC, NORTH UIST

Summary

Centred on NF 905 769, walled cave

Location

Grid reference NF 90500 76900 (point)
Map sheet NF97NW
Island North Uist
Parish NORTH UIST, Western Isles

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Full Description

NF97NW 3 centred 905 769.

(Area: NF 905 769) Uamh Creag Eideann, a small cave recessed into the rock at the SE face of Beinn Bhreac. The entrance had been partly blocked by a wall of which some traces still remain. Immediately in front of it, at a distance of 4 yards and on a plateau are the remains of a cist consisting of 5 slabs erect on end, while two others rest on edge. It was evidently once covered by a cairn 10ft in diameter across its base. A semi-circular wall abutting against the cliff, apparently once enclosed both cave and cairn (E Beveridge 1911).
Listed as a 'short cist'.
J V S Megaw and D D A Simpson 1963; E Beveridge 1911.

This cave could not be located on the SE slope of Beinn Breac, or on the S and SW slopes which appear more likely to contain a cave.
Visited by OS (J T T) 26 June 1965.


Erskine Beveridge, 1911, North Uist: its archaeology and topography, 113, 269 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12876.

J V S and D D A Megaw and Simp, 1960-1, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 77 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5565.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Erskine Beveridge. 1911. North Uist: its archaeology and topography. 113, 269.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: J V S and D D A Megaw and Simp. 1960-1. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 94. 62-78. 77.

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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