Monument record 9456 - MY268 MINGULAY

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Peat dryer

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Grid reference NL 55725 83704 (point)
Map sheet NL58SE
Island Mingulay
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

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MY268 (NL55728370) Peat dryer.
Location: Ridge plateau.
Description: Subrectangular, 6 x 1.5 m, low flat mound with displaced large stones around the edges of the mound. A facade of set stones is in place at the north-west end. The main structure is on a platform 6.8 x 3 m, that may be natural or a product of the dryer degrading and spreading.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 115


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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Record last edited

Apr 27 2001 12:00AM

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