Monument record 9618 - BY62, Berneray, Barra

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Chambered tomb

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Grid reference NL 56585 80145 (point)
Map sheet NL58SE
Island Berneray, Barra
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

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BY62: Chamber tomb (sic). Midslope on low lateral ridge. Circular setting of stones, set upright or on edge, around the perimeter of a 3m diam. turf mound. The largest slab is 1.4m long. Located on a slight ridge running across the hillside it is seen against the skyline from the lower settlement area.
Branigan & Foster 2000, 139


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

Jan 10 2002 12:00AM

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