Monument record 555 - CEANN EAR, MONACH ISLANDS
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NF 64000 01000 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF60SW |
| Island | Heisgeir, Monachs |
| Parish | NORTH UIST, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NF66SW 10 centred 64 01.
Ceann Iar is partially identified by Carmichael (A Carmichael 1884) with Heisgeir nan Cailleach (or 'of the nuns'), stating that a community of nuns lived there far into Reformation times, and 'only died out from natural decay'. He adds that the site of their house had been indicated to him. According to the Collectanea (Iona Club 1842) the island of Heisker was willed to the nuns of Iona before 1289, but Beveridge (E Beveridge 1911) thinks that the 14th, rather than the 13th century, would be a more correct date. (Not mentioned by D E Easson 1957)
E Beveridge 1911; A Carmichael 1884; Iona Club 1842.
No further information found during field investigation.
Visited by OS (W D J) 18 June 1965.
(ed.) Iona Club, 1847, Collectanea de Rebus Albanicius, 289 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12912.
A Carmichael, 1884, Crofters Commission Report, 465 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12877.
Erskine Beveridge, 1911, North Uist: its archaeology and topography, 72, 291 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12876.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SWE12876 Bibliographic reference: Erskine Beveridge. 1911. North Uist: its archaeology and topography. 72, 291.
- --- SWE12877 Bibliographic reference: A Carmichael. 1884. Crofters Commission Report. 465.
- --- SWE12912 Bibliographic reference: (ed.) Iona Club. 1847. Collectanea de Rebus Albanicius. 289.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
