Monument record 9213 - MY45 MINGULAY

Summary

Shelter and enclosure

Location

Grid reference NL 55346 81524 (point)
Map sheet NL58SE
Island Mingulay
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

MY45 (NL55348152) Shelter.
Location: Shelf on stepped coastal slope.
Description: Subrectangular, 1.5 x 1 m, single cell of placed stones butted to large naturally placed bouder. A half-oval enclosure 8 x 4 m curves out from either side of the shelter to the edge of a steep slope that may be a deliberate cutting into the hill-slope, forming a level platform within the enclosure.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 100


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

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- 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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Record last edited

Apr 20 2001 12:00AM

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