Monument record 8257 - Coilleag

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Post Medieval, Cultivation

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Grid reference Centred NF 78729 10707 (7m by 17m)
Map sheet NF71SE
Island Eriskay
Parish SOUTH UIST, Western Isles

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The feannagan are running for 6 metres in a westerly direction. The cultivation area in 10 metres wide and situated on a platform above Coilleag beach. The vegetation is short grass (sheep grazing area.
Interpretation: This cultivation area was probably used by the inhabitants of one of the houses nearby. The feannagan are still easy to see, that suggests a later, probably Post Medieval date.

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Jul 3 2000 12:00AM

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