Monument record 1307 - KILLEGRAY HOUSE, KILLEGRAY

NF98SE 4 977 843.

NF 977 843. A midden, with the usual deposits, and one bronze pin and one bone pin were found on Killegray Island, Sound of Harris. Exact date uncertain but Dark Ages to Early Medieval.
The pins have been returned to the finder (unnamed). They were sent to NMAS by a local informant who also reported stones, possibly remains of hut circles.
Information contianed in letter from J Close-Brooks (NMAS) to OS, 21 September 1973.

NF 9772 8430
1: Bag of animal bone found by Dr Mary Harman from 'Killegray Upper Site'. Includes cattle, sheep, pig, deer, seal, cetacean, fish and bird.
2: Bag of pottery body sherds (c. 60) found by Dr Mary Harman from 'Killegray Upper Site'.
3. Bag of slag found by Dr Mary Harman from 'Killegray Upper Site'. Includes two large lumps of iron slag with several smaller fragments.
4. Second bag of pottery body sherds (c.60) found by Dr Mary Harman from 'Killegray Upper Site'.
5. Third bag of pottery sherds, containing ten base sherds found by Dr Mary Harman from 'Killegray Upper Site'.
6. Small bag of shells, containing scallop, oyster, limpet, winkle and periwinkle. Found by Dr Mary Harman from 'Killegray Upper Site'.
7. Iron ?rivet head found by Dr Mary Harman from 'Killegray Harris top site'.
8. Small bag of three pottery base sherds found by Dr Mary Harman from 'Killegray Harris Upper Site'.
9. Small bag of twelve pottery rim sherds found by Dr Mary Harman from 'Killegray Upper Site'.
10. Small bag of three pieces of flint waste found by Dr Mary Harman from 'Killegray Upper Site'.

NF 9775 8433
1: Small bag of human bone (metacarpals, tarsals and a cervical vertebra) found by Dr Mary Harman from Killegray, Harris
2. Small bag with two pieces of bone, one possibly worked found by Dr Mary Harman from 'Killegray, Harris. Erosion face, cist area.
3. Base sherd of pottery found by Dr Mary Harman from 'Killegray, Harris. Erosion face, cist area'

NF 9772 8442?
1. Small bag of pottery found by Dr Mary Harman from 'Killegray, Harris, Erosion face, n of midden site area'. Six body sherds of pottery, two with grass impressions and one with impressed decoration.

NF 9772 8412
1. Small bag of ten sherds of pottery, including two rim sherds (one of which is large) and a black burnished sherd. Found by Dr Mary Harman from 'Killegray, Harris. Just below house'