Monument record 10237 - ECC 5.1 Eilean Chalium Cille

Summary

Clearance cairn

Location

Grid reference NB 37904 20996 (point)
Map sheet NB32SE
Island Lewis
Parish LOCHS, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

"Situated on the south-west facing slopes above the south shore of Eilean Chalium Cille the remains of this elongated clearance cairn measure 5 metres from west to east and 2.5 metres from north to south. Dumbell in shape, many of the stones forming this structure seem to be large boulders of the kind seen in cairns to the east (5.2, 5.3) that were gathered together by machine during the 1980s. However, as with those cairns there is some suggestion that an early structure survives under the east of this later clearance (2.4)." (Burgess 2004, 75)


Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology, 2004, Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle (Unpublished document). SWE41054.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004. Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle. Loch Seaforth Head Gazeteer.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 21 2004 10:46AM

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