Monument record 8604 - Heishival Beag, Barra
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NL 64339 95869 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NL69NW |
| Island | Barra |
| Parish | BARRA, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
33: Heishival Beag (VN 141)
grassed over mound, 4m dia and 1m high, with some exposed stone blocks. Neither the profile nor the visible stones suggest a cairn.
Brannigan & Grattan 1998, 40
VN141 (NL644948*) A grassed-over mound with embedded stone blocks; c. 4 m diam. And standing to c. 1.5 m. Possibly a prehistoric hut site.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 47
*This is a misprinted grid reference which puts the site in the sea. It has been wrongly rounded to six figures from the grid reference in the Coastal Assessment of NL 64389585 - at six figures this should be NL644958. RCB 18/04/03
Keith Branigan & John Grattan, 1998, Coastal Assessment Survey Barra and Vatersay (Bibliographic reference). SWE41024.
Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster, 2000, From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles ... (Bibliographic reference). SWE41033.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SWE41024 Bibliographic reference: Keith Branigan & John Grattan. 1998. Coastal Assessment Survey Barra and Vatersay. 1 & 2.
- --- SWE41033 Bibliographic reference: Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster. 2000. From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles .... SEARCH vol 5.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Nov 13 2000 12:00AM
