Monument record 8611 - Cornaig Bay, Barra

Summary

Revetted platform, possible rick stand

Location

Grid reference NL 63506 96890 (point)
Map sheet NL69NW
Island Barra
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

53. Cornaig Bay (VN153)
A low platform, 3.5 x 2.4m, revetted by a shallow arc of stone blocks on the down-slope side.
Brannigan & Grattan 1998, 42

VN153 (NL635969) Low platform, 3.5 x 2.4 m, revetted on south side by a shallow arc of large stone blocks. Rick stand?
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 48


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)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Keith Branigan & John Grattan. 1998. Coastal Assessment Survey Barra and Vatersay. 1 & 2.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster. 2000. From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles .... SEARCH vol 5.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Nov 15 2000 12:00AM

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