Monument record 8794 - SY130 SANDRAY

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Shelter at base of dun

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Grid reference NL 63725 91374 (point)
Map sheet NL69SW
Island Sandray
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

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SY130 (NL83729137) Shelter.
Location: Mid hill-slope shelf at base of cliff to galleried dun SY70.
Description: Irregular-shaped single cell, 4 x 2.3 m, constructed from stone thrown down from the dun.
Note: Presumably built by the rabbit catchers who destroyed much of the dun. Covered by heather.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 76


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

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  • --- 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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Jun 27 2002 12:00AM

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