Monument record 570 - TRAIGH NAM FAOGHAILEAN, HOUGHARRY
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NF 69730 70570 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF67SE |
| Island | North Uist |
| Township | Hogha Gearraidh, North Uist, North Uist |
| Parish | NORTH UIST, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF67SE 6 6973 7057.
(Area : NF 697 706) A kitchen-midden was discovered about 600 yards S. of An Caisteal (NF67SE 3) in the bank above the west shore of Traigh nam Faoghailean. It contained many fragments of pottery and a few bones and shells, but no apparent evidence of any structure.
E Beveridge 1911.
Slight traces of a probable shell or kitchen midden were located in the vertical face of the sandy bank above the shore at NF 6973 7057. A considerable quantity of shells was noted, but no bones or pottery. Visited by OS (W D J) 19 June 1965.
Erosion in winter 2002 revealed that this site is continuous with midden site smr no. 567 & Ard a Runair smr no. 572
MML 28.6.2002
Erskine Beveridge, 1911, North Uist: its archaeology and topography, 191 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12876.
I A Crawford, 1966a, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 28 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12927.
I, A and C Shepherd, Ralston a, 1979a, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 47 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12929.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SWE12876 Bibliographic reference: Erskine Beveridge. 1911. North Uist: its archaeology and topography. 191.
- --- SWE12927 Bibliographic reference: I A Crawford. 1966a. Discovery and Excavation, Scotland. 28. 28.
- --- SWE12929 Bibliographic reference: I, A and C Shepherd, Ralston a. 1979a. Discovery and Excavation, Scotland. 47. 47.
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
