Monument record 10034 - VS41 South Vatersay
Summary
Location
Grid reference | NL 64160 94578 (point) |
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Map sheet | NL69SW |
Island | Vatersay |
Parish | BARRA, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
VS41 (NL641945) A stone-rich mound very heavily embedded, and infested by rabbits, built on a steep slope overlooking East Bay. On the downslope side much stonework is exposed and the mound stands 1.7 m high! On the top of the mound, which is 7 x 6 m, further embedded stones, almost certainly disturbed by rabbits, are visible. Possibly a prehistoric house or kerbed cairn. The lack of any visible kerbstones inclines us to the former.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 52
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 25 2003 2:20PM