Monument record 8676 - A121 ARDVEENISH

Summary

STONE SETTING, POSSIBLE STONE CIRCLE?

Location

Grid reference NF 7077 0343 (point)
Map sheet NF70SW
Island Barra
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A121 (NF708034) Partly robbed stone ring, 23.5 x 22.5 m, with ten stones mostly around western half, not necessarily all in situ. Only two are upright. Prehistoric?
Branigan and Foster 2000, 16

[NB 6 fig. grid ref. only CSB 20/03/01].

NF7077 0343, centred on
Stone ring A121
In this area there are also several relict stone walls of spaced embedded siingle stones, similar in form to the stone ring and probably contemporary with ie, eg immediately to east of stone ring; running from approsimately NF 7085 0355 to NF 7092 0343; and on the east side of Bagh nan Easagann at around NF 7104 0340
Knott 2001, 26


Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster, 2000, From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles ... (Bibliographic reference). SWE41033.

Carol Knott, 2001, Barra & Vatersay Survey, Western Isles (Unpublished document). SWE41119.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster. 2000. From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles .... SEARCH vol 5.
  • --- Unpublished document: Carol Knott. 2001. Barra & Vatersay Survey, Western Isles.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Mar 20 2001 12:00AM

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