Monument record 9996 - VN123 North Vatersay

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Prehistoric hut?

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Grid reference NL 639 956 (point)
Map sheet NL69NW
Island Vatersay
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

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VN123 (NL639956) Prominent grassed mound, 1.5 m high and 7 m diam., with many stone blocks embedded within it. An orthostat boundary is attached to it on the north side and there are traces of a similar boundary to the south-west. Prehistoric hut?

Brannigan and Foster 2000, 47


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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Apr 18 2003 2:23PM

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