Monument record 1783 - UINESSAN, VATERSAY
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NL 66480 95670 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NL69NE |
| Island | Vatersay |
| Parish | BARRA, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NL69NE 15 6648 9567
VN135: A revetted platform, partly natural (?), 11 x 5m with grassed mound through which stones protrude, forming an arc c.4 x 5m. Very deeply embedded. Prehistoric hut-circle ?
NMRS MS 595/11, 6
39: Uinessan (VN135)
A revetted platform 11 x 5m on which sits a mound 5 x 4m, with heavily embedded stone blocks around much of its perimeter. It is possible that this is a hut circle built over the remains of an earlier structure.
Brannigan & Grattan 1998, 40
VN135 (NL665957) A revetted platform. Partly natural?, 11 x 5 m, with grassed mound through which stones protrude, forming an arc c. 4 x 5 m. Very deeply embedded. Prehistoric hut circle?
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 47
Keith Branigan & John Grattan, 1998, Coastal Assessment Survey Barra and Vatersay (Bibliographic reference). SWE41024.
Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster, 2000, From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles ... (Bibliographic reference). SWE41033.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SWE41024 Bibliographic reference: Keith Branigan & John Grattan. 1998. Coastal Assessment Survey Barra and Vatersay. 1 & 2.
- --- SWE41033 Bibliographic reference: Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster. 2000. From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles .... SEARCH vol 5.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
