Monument record 13942 - Greian, Barra

Summary

Substantial stone wall

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Grid reference Centred NF 68318 03516 (43m by 46m)
Map sheet NF60SE
Island Barra
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

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NF 6830 0353 to NF 6833 0350
Substantial stone wall curving between two rock outcrops built of very large orthostatic boulders up to 1.1m high (1.5m long by 0.7m thick) and infilled with walling up to 3 courses high. Marked on 1st ed OS map and 1: 10,000. Immediately below the power line a large boulder and associated stones have previously been knocked over
Knott 2001, 19


Carol Knott, 2001, Barra & Vatersay Survey, Western Isles (Unpublished document). SWE41119.

Rathmell Archaeology Ltd, 2024, Cleat & Grean Quarry, Barra: Archaeological Impact Assessment (Unpublished document). SWE41357.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Carol Knott. 2001. Barra & Vatersay Survey, Western Isles.
  • --- Unpublished document: Rathmell Archaeology Ltd. 2024. Cleat & Grean Quarry, Barra: Archaeological Impact Assessment.

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Record last edited

Jan 29 2025 9:37AM

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