Monument record 1516 - TRAIGH NA BERIE

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Cairn

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Grid reference NB 10090 35750 (point)
Map sheet NB13NW
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

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no. 34
This is a stony cairn preserved in the flat base of an area of sand dune deflation. It comprises flat slabs and several possible orthostats forming an oval or boat-shaped plan. The structure is c. 2m wide by 3.15m in length and 0.8m high. It is not associated with any other visible features. Its orientation is north-north-east/south-south-west.
Armit 1992, 56


Ian Armit, 1992, Archaeological Field Survey of the Bhaltos (Valtos) Peninsula, Lewis (Bibliographic reference). SWE41031.

I Armit, 1994, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, No.34, 90 (Bibliographic reference). SWE34817.

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  • --- Bibliographic reference: I Armit. 1994. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 124. 67-93, fiche 1:A4-G5. No.34, 90.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Ian Armit. 1992. Archaeological Field Survey of the Bhaltos (Valtos) Peninsula, Lewis.

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Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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