Monument record 525 - BORVE, BARRA
Summary
Location
Grid reference | NF 67180 01700 (point) |
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Map sheet | NF60SE |
Island | Barra |
Parish | BARRA, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF60SE 12 6718 0170.
The remains of a probable cairn, a stony grass-covered mound 7.0m in diameter and 0.9m high, are situated in a pasture field at NF 6718 0170. On its south perimeter there is a 5.0m long stretch of stones (0.2m average height), probably the remains of a kerb.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (W D J) 26 May 1965.
B2 (NF672017) A low cairn, 6 m diam., with clear traces of an edging kerb on the southern, downslope, side. Much of the cairn material has been robbed. Prehistoric kerbed cairn.
Branigan and Foster 2000, 27
Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster, 2000, From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles ..., 27 (Bibliographic reference). SWE41033.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE41033 Bibliographic reference: Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster. 2000. From Barra to Berneray: Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles .... SEARCH vol 5. 27.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM