Monument record 10255 - ECC 5.4 Eilean Chalium Cille

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Clearance cairn

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Grid reference NB 38551 21183 (point)
Map sheet NB32SE
Island Lewis
Parish LOCHS, Western Isles

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"Modern clearance consisting of large boulders dragged (by machine) into an oval heap measuring 6 x 4 metres and orientated from west to east. Part of a programme of clearance and drainage improvements made to the west end of Eilean Chalium Cille during the mid 1980s. A fragment of stone bowl/quern (11) was noted within the cairn." (Burgess 2004, 80)


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2004, Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle (Unpublished document).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

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  • --- Unpublished document: Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004.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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Record last edited

Jul 21 2004 3:07PM

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