Monument record 195 - Cnoc a'Phrionnsa, BREASCLETE, LEWIS

NB23NW 1 2103 3549.

(NB 2103 3549) Burial Chamber (NR)
OS 6"map, (1965)

The remains of a chambered cairn on the top of a small but quite prominent hill.
A S Henshall 1972.

There is now no vestige of cairn material, but the remaining stones appear to represent the north half of an oval or circular chamber. There are four upright contiguous stones 2'9" to 3'9" high, their vertical sides fitting fairly closely. There is also a small but apparently earthfast stone 9" high, to the SE. To the SW may be seen the tip of a stone lying almost flat, presumably a fallen stone from the chamber. RCAHMS 1928.

Remains of a burial chamber as described and planned by Henshall. Surveyed at 1/2500
Visited by OS (R L) 20 June 1969.

'The monument known as Cnoc a'Phrionnsa, chambered cairn comprises of the N half of an oval chamber, belonging to a neolithic burial cairn, situated on a summit of Cnoc a'Phrionnsa overlooking East loch Roag. The area to be scheduled is circular with a maximum diameter of 25m to include the remains of the chambered cairn and a surrounding area which may contain evidence of the activity associated with the construction and use of the monument.'
HS Sceduling Document 29 June 1992.

RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 22, No. 79 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.

R W Feachem, 1963b, A Guide to Prehistoric Scotland, 49 (Bibliographic reference). SWE2141.

A. Henshall, 1972a, The Chambered Tombs of Scotland, 460, LWS 1 plan (Bibliographic reference). SWE3275.

G and M Ponting and Ponting, 1984a, The Stones around Callanish: a guide to the minor megalithic sites of the Callanish area, 43 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5376.