Monument record 9582 - BY2, Berneray, Barra

Summary

Chambered tomb

Location

Grid reference NL 56240 80549 (point)
Map sheet NL58SE
Island Berneray, Barra
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

BY2: Chamber tomb. Rocky prominence at bottom of coastal hill-slope. BY2 is built low down on the north coast, just 5m above the foreshore, to the west of the settlement area. The structure is composed of two massive stone slabs, one 1.4m long and 1m high, and the other 1.7m long and 0.8m high, placed parallel to each other on a low mound with their axis east-west. There is some smaller stone between them partially blocking the east end and also around them and a large irregular-shaped flat slab, 1 x 1.4m, lying to one side to the north, which could either be another side stone or a cap stone. From the east the site is prominent against the low skyline. Other stones on the approaches from the east and more so from the west suggest some remnant of a 'processional way' originally leading to the monument, but this is not certain. Damaged by burrowing and sheep scraping.
Branigan & Foster 2000, 131


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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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 17 2001 12:00AM

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