Monument record 1552 - CORNAIG BAY, VATERSAY

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Mound, probable collapsed shieling

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Grid reference NL 63000 96000 (point)
Map sheet NL69NW
Island Vatersay
Parish BARRA, Western Isles

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NL69NW 101 63 96

VN 39: (NB: grid reference given at NL 6359 9659 falls in the sea ?).
A small oval mound, 3.7m x 3.2m, with some stones embedded around the periphery. Location suggests it is unlikely to be a clearance cairn; most probably the collapsed and embedded remains of a small shelter.
NMRS MS/595/11, 2

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Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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