Monument record 1797 - LOCH PORTAIN, NORTH UIST

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Approx. location of sherds found in cave

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Grid reference NF 95600 70600 (point)
Map sheet NF97SE
Island North Uist
Parish NORTH UIST, Western Isles

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NF97SE 14 956 706

"Sherds found in a cave near Loch Portain [OS:Loch Portain - name at NF 940 713] North Uist (approx. map ref. NF956 706)" were donated to RMS (NMAS) by W N Whitton, Edinburgh. [Two caves, with associated middens, have been recorded in this area: NF97SE 8, at NF9606 7096, and NF97SE 9, at NF9578 7145.]
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1967.


PSAS, 1964-6, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 328, no.24 (Bibliographic reference). SWE8943.

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  • --- Bibliographic reference: PSAS. 1964-6. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 98. 326-38. 328, no.24.

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Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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