Monument record 1541 - GUARSAY BEAG, MINGULAY

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Cairn

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Grid reference NL 55140 84460 (point)
Map sheet NL58SE
Island Mingulay
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

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NL58SE 77 5514 8446

MY85. Small stone cairn, 1.5m diameter, 1m high, standing on bare rock and of recent origin.
K Branigan 1993; NMRS, MS/595/10.

MY85 (NL55148446) Cairn.
Location: On promontory cliff edge.
Description: Circular, 1.5 m, diam., pile of stones standing 1 m high, most likely a modern navigation marker.
Brannigan and Foster 2000, 103


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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