Monument record 2273 - OBAN TRUMISGARRY, NORTH UIST

NF87SE 33 872 747

NF 872 747 A small, roughly crescentic mound some 10-12m in diameter and 1.5-1.8m high on the N shore of the small tidal loch of Oban Trumisgarry. Cattle and rabbit damage on the sides of the mound have revealed deposits of small heat-cracked stones and ashy soil. There is also wave erosion around the S and E sides of the mound, but as yet this has not caused appreciable damage. Occasional large stones and two irregular depressions within the arc of the mound may hint at the presence of a trough and possible structure associated with the burnt mound. The site was noted but not recognised as a burnt mound by Erskine Beveridge, in association with a small island dun which is located 27m to the S and is connected to the shore by a causeway. To date this is only the third burnt mound to be recorded in the Outer Hebrides.
A Braby, N Batley and C Clarke 1996

Location amend from south to north shore.
KM 21/03/2024

A, N and C Braby, Battley and , 1996, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 107 (Bibliographic reference). SWE38157.

Centre for Field Archaeology, 2005, Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, North Uist (Bibliographic reference). SWE41070.