Monument record 8605 - Heishival Beag, Barra
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NL 64363 95867 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NL69NW |
| Island | Barra |
| Parish | BARRA, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
34: Heishival Beag (VN140)
A thin, straight-edged monolith, 1.7 x 0.55m, lying flat on a slight slope 15m from HWM.
Brannigan & Grattan 1998, 40
VN140 (NL644948*) A thin, straight-edged monolith, 1.7 x 0.55 m, lying on a slope about 15 m from the sea edge. Fallen standing stone?
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 47
*Misprinted grid reference which puts the site in the sea. It has been wrongly rounded to six figures from the grid reference given in the coastal assessment of NL 64379586. 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
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Nov 13 2000 12:00AM
