Monument record 2020 - TOM A' REITHEAN, MINGULAY
Summary
Location
Grid reference | NL 56770 84640 (point) |
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Map sheet | NL58SE |
Island | Mingulay |
Parish | BARRA, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NL58SE 85 5677 8464
MY 29: Rectangular cairn, 5 x 2m, with stone around three sides and the largest blocks at W end. Prehistoric or medieval? [See Ms. for plan].
K Branigan 1993: NMRS MS/595/10, 9.
MY 29: (NL5676 8464) Peat dryer.
Location: Lower slope.
Description: Rectangular, 5 x 2 m, single cell with low mound in centre edged with spaced stones to a substantial facade at the west end where large flat slabs, originally set on edge, have fallen. The east end blends into the hillside.
Brannigan and 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.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM