Monument record 9972 - VN91 North Vatersay
Summary
Location
Grid reference | NL 62340 96148 (point) |
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Map sheet | NL69NW |
Island | Vatersay |
Parish | BARRA, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
VN91 (NL623961) A prominent grassed mound 30 x 20 m, with a mass of stone blocks heavily embedded in it, immediately below a high protective rock face. No discernible pattern to stone debris, but almost certainly a major building. The degree of embedding suggests to us a prehistoric structure rather than a modern one; possibly an Iron Age roundhouse to judge from the size of mound and amount of stonework.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 45
Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster, 2000, From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles ... (Bibliographic reference). SWE41033.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE41033 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 18 2003 11:30AM