Monument record 13764 - Clachan a Liub, North Uist

Summary

Arc of boulders

Location

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Island North Uist
Parish NORTH UIST, Western Isles

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

NF81218 64154 Embedded boulders describe an arc around a prominent rocky outcropping low hill, from NF 81218 64154 to NF 81202 64160 to NF 81187 64168 to at least 81179 64183 and beyond. A 14m length is particularly noticeable formed of at least 13 contiguous orthostatically set stones typically up to 0.7m high, 0.75m long and 0.35m wide. Several other stone alignments within the brow of the hill, including a rectilinear arrangement, east end at NF 81188 64203, with a large orthostat 0.6m high, 1.2m long and 0.16m thick. Possibly associated with an east-west aligned wall to the south, 10m long.
Knott 2001, 6


Carol Knott, 2001, Clachan-a-Luib to Balranalt, North Uist: an archaeological survey carried out for Scottish & Southern Electricity PLC (Unpublished document). SWE41113.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Carol Knott. 2001. Clachan-a-Luib to Balranalt, North Uist: an archaeological survey carried out for Scottish & Southern Electricity PLC.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jan 22 2007 4:46PM

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