Monument record 1896 - TOM A' REITHEAN, MINGULAY

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Possible small chambered cairn

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Grid reference NL 57100 84570 (point)
Map sheet NL58SE
Island Mingulay
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

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NL58SE 57 5710 8458

MY 23. Small chambered tomb or large cist? Low mound with area of large stone blocks, c. 5 x 3m, including several uprights, c. 1 x 0.5m. Extensive rabbit burrowing is disturbing the deposits and the structure of this mound.
K Branigan 1993: NMRS, MS/595/10.

MY23. Cairn. Location: stepped coastal slope. Description: oval, 5 x 3m, possibly single cell with some set upright stones and much more collapsed material.
Brannigan & Foster 2000, 98


K Branigan, 1993b, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 109 (Bibliographic reference). SWE28576.

Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster, 2000, From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles ... (Bibliographic reference). SWE41033.

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  • --- Bibliographic reference: K Branigan. 1993b. Discovery and Excavation, Scotland. 109. 109.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster. 2000. From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles .... SEARCH vol 5.

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Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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