Monument record MWE150275 - Sgeir nam Portan

SU19:

An old ground surface, comprising anthropogenic deposits, has been exposed in plan due to recent erosion. The exposure measures c. 14 x 3.5m. It is located on the foreshore between a rocky shelf and a sand and shingle beach and is inundated at high tide. The deposits contain inclusions of animal bone, including cattle bone and burnt or charred bone, shell (cockel, winkle and mussel), peat ash and a large amount of struck quartz. Two small metal objects were present but no pottery was noted. No trace was found of any deposits in the nearby cliff section, which is c. 9m behind the exposure. The level at which the exposure lies, however, is likely to be lower than the base of the section and thus it is probably that the deposits may extend inland below the level of the cliff. The cliff section is over 1m hign and of wind blown sand.
Moore and Wilson 2005, 252

UHI Archaeology Dept & volunteers carried out a limited excavation of eroding archaeological deposits to characterise the significance of the site and assess its vunerability to environmental and human impacts. The site comprised of midden material and the remains of several stone structures. Finds recovered comprised of ceramics, bone & stone tools all of which date to the Late Neolithic.
Rennell & Gall 2022

UHI North, West & Hebrides, 2022, Sgeir nam Portan, Kildonan. South Uist (Unpublished document). SWE41331.