Monument record 1266 - SCREVAN, NORTH UIST

Summary

Souterrain

Location

Grid reference NF 90070 78620 (point)
Map sheet NF97NW
Island North Uist
Parish NORTH UIST, Western Isles

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Full Description

NF97NW 5 9007 7862.

An earth-house in a sandy hillock at Screvan, on the E side of Port Nan Long, was partially excavated in 1887. The entrance, consisting of a short curved stairway, was found beneath a flagstone where a long low passage led into a large circular chamber. The falling in of the roof caused further investigation to be abandoned.
E Beveridge 1911.

The site of this earth-house could not be positively identified, but it may be an area of disturbed ground with scattered building material at NF 9007 7862.
Visited by OS (J T T) 26 June 1965.


Erskine Beveridge, 1911, North Uist: its archaeology and topography, 114 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12876.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Erskine Beveridge. 1911. North Uist: its archaeology and topography. 114.

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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