Monument record 6871 - Loch nan Garnach, North Uist

Summary

Pre-Clearance settlement

Location

Grid reference Centred NF 75900 75112 (43m by 32m)
Map sheet NF77NE
Island North Uist
Parish NORTH UIST, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A settlement consisting of three structures and an enclosure. Its northern limit is incorporated within the southern boundary of a field system, with which it is stratigraphically earlier but probably broadly contemporary.
Dunwell 1997

Western most structure is a corn drying Kiln,. Kiln is situated in the north end of the building and a vent or niche is visible in the southern gable.
K.Murphy (Archaeologist CnES) 29/08/2019


Andrew Dunwell, 1998, Vallay Strand Project 1995-7 (Unpublished document). SWE41015.

AOC Archaeology Group, 2017, ESN Mast, Griminish (Unpublished document). SWE41227.

Uist Archaeology Ltd, 2021, Griminish Housing Development, Balemartin. Isle of North Uist (Unpublished document). SWE41281.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Unpublished document: Andrew Dunwell. 1998. Vallay Strand Project 1995-7.
  • --- Unpublished document: AOC Archaeology Group. 2017. ESN Mast, Griminish.
  • --- Unpublished document: Uist Archaeology Ltd. 2021. Griminish Housing Development, Balemartin. Isle of North Uist.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

Record last edited

Oct 29 2021 11:13AM

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