Monument record 1885 - ALLT CHRISAL, BARRA

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Shelter and clearance cairns

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Grid reference NL 64000 97600 (point)
Map sheet NL69NW
Island Barra
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

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NL69NW 7.10 640 976

T2: (NL 6400 9764) Small grassy platform, 1 x 0.9m, partly revetted by stone and backed by a large boulder. Shelter type E Also in the area are T3 (NL 6402 9764) Traces of a relict wall of large and small stones, visible for 8m. T4-T8, field Clearance cairns, up to 3m in diameter, at NL 6404 9764, NL 6403 9763, NL 6405 9763, NL 6406 9764 and NL 6407 9763.
K Branigan and P Foster 1995; NMRS MS 595/3


K. Brannigan & P. Foster, 1995, Barra: archaeological research on Ben Tangaval from the end of the Ice Age to the Crofting Commissio, 35 (Bibliographic reference). SWE33223.

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  • --- Bibliographic reference: K. Brannigan & P. Foster. 1995. Barra: archaeological research on Ben Tangaval from the end of the Ice Age to the Crofting Commissio. 35.

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Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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