Monument record 1696 - OLCOTE, CALLANISH, LEWIS

NB23SW 26 2176 3463.

A concentration of charcoal including burnt branches and bark, and possibly a sherd of pottery was found within a setting of small stones probably forming a rough hearth, lying on stones of the glacial till and under a relict clay soil, over which lay 20cm of undisturbed peat, and a 27cm layer of cultivated soil.
The surrounding area had a scattering of charcoal fragments under the relict soil and a scattering of bark from small branches over the relict soil.
The materials, including samples for radiocarbon dating, are in the possession of the reporters.
G R Curtis and M R Curtis 1991e.

G R and M R Curtis and Curtis, 1991e, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 76 (Bibliographic reference). SWE18562.